Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Firefox 66 To Block Auto Playing Video And Audio

It's about time.

Isn’t it annoying when you click on a link or open a new browser tab and audible video or audio starts playing automatically? We know that unsolicited volume can be a great source of distraction and frustration for users of the web. So we are making changes to how Firefox handles playing media with sound. We want to make sure web developers are aware of this new autoplay blocking feature in Firefox.