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Subject: Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting
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On 10/14/24 11:52 PM, Robert Riches wrote:
> On 2024-10-13, 186282@ud0s4.net <186283@ud0s4.net> wrote:
>> On 10/13/24 12:00 AM, Robert Riches wrote:
>>> In Devuan Daedalus, updating from firefox-esr 128.3.0esr-1~deb12u1
>>> to 128.3.1esr-1~deb12u1 appears to have broken the media autoplay
>>> setting, as measured by YouTube ads playing immediately after page
>>> load, even though media autoplay is turned off (except for a couple
>>> of about:welcome* "sites".
>>>
>>> In an attempt to workaround the apparent (and possibly deliberate)
>>> bug and following this page
>>>
>>>       https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/firefox-dont-block-video-play-even-if-autoplay-is-prohibited/m-p/49998
>>>
>>> I have these settings in about:config:
>>>
>>> dom.media.autoplay-policy-detection.enabled	true	
>>> media.autoplay.allow-extension-background-pages	false	
>>> media.autoplay.block-event.enabled		false	
>>> media.autoplay.blocking_policy			1	
>>> media.autoplay.default				5	
>>> media.autoplay.enabled				false	
>>> services.sync.prefs.sync.media.autoplay.default	false	
>>>
>>> Even with that, YouTube ads play without warning.
>>
>>
>>     And you think that's an "error" ?  :-)
> 
> Yes, well, I did say "... and possibly deliberate".


   BET on it !  :-)