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How do I stop videos from playing

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kaumaz
kaumaz
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Every time I open a news article from times if India website on a new tab, the video starts playing on its own. How do I stop this

Every time I open a news article from times if India website on a new tab, the video starts playing on its own. How do I stop this

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crislevin
crislevin
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See if this works:

  1. Type in "about:config" in the uralbar and press enter
  2. Type "autoplay" in the search bar on the top of the page
  3. Find "media.autoplay.enabled", tap "toggle".
  4. (probably) restart firefox

Modified by crislevin