Websites That Have Video Autoplay But Should NOT

[Leith]

This is a rant about a new pet peeve that has become prevalent lately: autoplay videos on websites.

Only YouTube should do that because the entire purpose is videos and you expect it to play. When I access a news story, I want the option of starting the video myself when I am ready for it or just reading the text.

There are websites that start up videos automatically and they should not. It is so bad that I have quit going to them. The worst offenders are the ones who put a playing video in view no matter where you scroll. I should not have to delete it to stop it.

CNN
Alternet (terrific and interesting articles, but they have autoplay and obtrusive ads that have gotten to bad that they don't even load completely on wireless. The last straw was the time when THREE videos with sound were playing at the same time!)
TV Guide
Many local news webpages

Feel free to whine with me about this or add your own complaint about bad behavior of websites.

[KT2000]

1. also - the volume

some of them come on very loud and scare the #$*& out of me. Usually the ads.
It also makes me wonder why there is a video of the story one is reading.

[mitch96]

2. So is there anyway to turn this off??

If they can autoplay on your 'puter, can't they auto download malicious software??
I tried ghostery and adblocker plus for mac they still play...
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[CurtEastPoint]

3. Yes. Chrome has an extension. Google chrome autoplay

[procon]

6. Thank you!

I just added this, so hopefully it works as advertised and my lovely peace and quiet will be restored.

[LongTomH]

8. Full name of the extension is: 'DISABLE HTML5 AUTOPLAY'

Use that as your Google search term.

[mitch96]

12. Chrome has an extension.

I'm using a mac with safari so this won't help but thanks..
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[procon]

4. I really find autoplay videos intrusive and annoying.

They take control of my computer, and they are persistent and difficult to stop, and force me to become an unwilling participant in some corporate run website that demands my time and attention without even asking. Its come to the point that I general browse with the sound turned off just to regain some small measure of control over what I choose to do on my own computer.

I hate when some unexpected autoplay video cranks out loud audio that wakes up the napping Mister, or the grandbaby I just got to sleep, or startles the kitty who jumps off my lap leaving scratches in her wake. It is even worse for those in a public venue, or the workplace.

So why are autoplay videos used everywhere?

[mythology]

9. I believe that ad rates are higher for video

[tableturner]

5. If you use Chrome, see below.....

For the majority of sites that use HTML5, get "Disable HTML5 Autoplay:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/disable-html5-autoplay/efdhoaajjjgckpbkoglidkeendpkolai?hl=en

For sites running Flash video, do the following:

Go to: chrome://settings/ > Show advanced settings > Content settings > Scroll down to Flash > Click next to "Ask first before allowing sites to run Flash"

[Orrex]

15. Did that months ago, and about 60% of vids still autoplay for me.

[rickford66]

7. I've had some I couldn't stop.

Also had some I couldn't figure out where they were coming from, even with browsers closed. I had to reboot. Then there are some you can't get started for love or money.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. All of them.

If I want to watch a video I'll click on it. I hate it when they start up by themselves and I have to turn them off.

[Orrex]

16. Yes indeed

In fact, one of the best ways to guarantee that I'll never buy a thing is to hit me with an autoplay ad for it.

[Kali]

11. k and a huge effing AAARRRRRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!

[AwakeAtLast]

13. HuffPo has it

Drives me nuts because half the time I can't figure out where the sound is coming from!

[Iggo]

14. RawStory is Huffpo times three.

It's fucking whackamole.

[area51]

17. BBC news n/t