A look at ways to block autoplay in the most popular desktop and mobile web browsers.
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Tag: Chrome
Chrome makes up two-thirds of overall browser share
Google’s Chrome browser still dominates the desktop and mobile markets. Between Internet Explorer putting people off of Microsoft’s browser, the dominance of Android smartphones, and
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How to block autoplay videos in Firefox, Chrome, and Safari
I last wrote about blocking automatically playing videos (or “autoplay videos”) in web browsers back in 2017. Since then, a lot’s changed, from online video’s
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Chrome to make ad blockers less effective; recommended Chrome alternatives
Last week, Google announced that it plans to make some changes to how the Chrome web browser works. While the changes are supposedly out of
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Recommended Google service alternatives
I’ve used Google and its variety of services a lot in the past; they’re convenient, free to use, and work across all platforms. However, lately
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Google turns 20 years old
On September 4, 1998, Google was formally incorporated, which is considered as the company’s official “birthdate.” After 20 years, Google’s gone from being a would-be
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7 favorite Chrome extensions
As both a follow-up to last month’s post about my favorite Firefox extensions, plus an update on a similar post from two years ago, here’s
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How to block autoplay videos in web browsers
Automatically playing videos (or “autoplay videos”) are one of the newest annoying things about the Web. They’re distracting; they can sometimes interfere with videos/audio one’s
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RIP Flash in Chrome
Back in February, I wrote about the decline in popularity of the once-all-but-mandatory Adobe Flash plugin. Google started to block it from their ad network.
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Google Chrome to start penalizing unencrypted sites
Google’s latest attempt at pushing for a more secure web (or exerting its large influence, depending on one’s feelings about the company) is coming to
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