Later in the year Firefox will block the automatic playback of audio and video. This feature will be available in Firefox version 66 for PC as well as Android devices, which will be released on March 19, as announced by Mozilla.
Η new version will prevent audio or video playback without user approval. This means that the user must first press the "play" button to allow the content to start playing, otherwise it will remain muted or inactive, allowing the user to continue browsing the site. Websites like YouTube and Netflix, which rely on automatic video playback, will also be blocked.
Mozilla, however, reassured users by allowing anyone who wants to block websites they want from this new feature. In addition, Firefox will continue to play content automatically on web pages that have the user-approved use of the microphone or camera.
It is known that the company has been trying for a long time to block the automatic reproduction of material on websites as it had announced last year that it planned to deal with this block in order to limit the annoying ads that are thrown on the user's screen without permission.
Finally, it is worth noting that browsers such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Safari also plan to take steps to address the automatic playback of audio and video.
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