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Re: Automatic videos on websites

From Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject Re: Automatic videos on websites
Date 2015-03-09 21:21 +0000
Organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
Message-ID <cm6h6qF74e7U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References <090320151310431568%henry@att.net> <cm6dhmF5s3dU2@mid.individual.net> <090320151340198118%henry@att.net>

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On 2015-03-09, <henry@att.net> <henry@att.net> wrote:
> In article <cm6dhmF5s3dU2@mid.individual.net>, Jolly Roger
><jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2015-03-09, <henry@att.net> <henry@att.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > I've run into a few web sites that start automatically playing videos
>> > on the site, this is very problematic when there are more than one
>> > video, sometimes up to six all start playing at the same time.
>> >
>> > Is there a setting or preference that can turn off automatic play?
>> 
>> If you are using Safari, you can use the excellent ClickToFlash or
>> ClickToPlugin to prevent such behavior:
>> 
>> <http://hoyois.github.io/safariextensions/clicktoplugin/>
>
> I have ClickToFlash installed and it blocks Flash but with Safari I've
> run into the multi-videos on automatic, is there some other setting or
> preference in ClickToFlash to stop this behavior?

That depends on the particular site and type of video, of course. Can't
really answer without knowing more.

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Automatic videos on websites <henry@att.net> - 2015-03-09 13:10 -0800
  Re: Automatic videos on websites Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-09 20:19 +0000
    Re: Automatic videos on websites <henry@att.net> - 2015-03-09 13:40 -0800
      Re: Automatic videos on websites John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-03-09 14:15 -0700
      Re: Automatic videos on websites Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-09 21:21 +0000
  Re: Automatic videos on websites dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2015-03-10 07:21 +1100
  Re: Automatic videos on websites Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-09 21:41 +0000

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