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uBlock Origin filter blocks TechCrunch autoplay videos

Original: uBlock Origin filter to block autoplay videos in TechCrunch https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5 0349155 # hackernews

A filter for the uBlock Origin browser extension that stops videos autoplaying on TechCrunch's website is circulating on Hacker News. The shared ruleset suppresses the site's inline video players, which many readers find intrusive. Discussion centers on the custom filter rules and the broader practice of news sites forcing video playback on visitors.

Why now: Tech readers are swapping an easy technical fix to a widely disliked web design practice.

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Evidence

• uBlock Origin filter to block autoplay videos in TechCrunch https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5 0349155 # hackernews # tech · hackersnews@mastodon.cesium.pw · 1

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