Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting

From	Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting
Date	2024-10-15 03:52 +0000
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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".

-- 
Robert Riches
spamtrap42@jacob21819.net
(Yes, that is one of my email addresses.)

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Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2024-10-13 04:00 +0000
  Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-10-13 00:14 -0400
    Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2024-10-15 03:52 +0000
      Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-10-15 02:24 -0400
  Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting Shadow <Sh@dow.br> - 2024-10-13 08:36 -0300
    Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-10-13 13:29 +0100
      Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-10-13 22:28 +0200
        Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-10-13 22:58 +0000
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