The latest version of Google Chrome prevents websites from automatically playing sound, unless the user has chosen to enable it. This will prevent autoplay videos from consuming data and slowing down the browser. Autoplay will only be allowed if the media doesn't include sound or the user has indicated they are interested in it. Results on YouTube were mixed with some videos continuing to autoplay, according to VentureBeat. In a blog post, Mozilla said that it had been working for several months now to get support added so users could disable playback by default.
The latest version of Google Chrome prevents websites from automatically playing sound, unless the user has chosen to enable it. This will prevent autoplay videos from consuming data and slowing down the browser. Autoplay will only be allowed if the media doesn't include sound or the user has indicated they are interested in it. Results on YouTube were mixed with some videos continuing to autoplay, according to VentureBeat. However, users can permanently block autoplay videos on specific websites, so this can be overcome.