stops videos<\/a> from assaulting your ears.<\/p>\nIf you\u2019re not sure whether to activate autoplay blocking on your browser, here\u2019s five reasons to do it.<\/p>\n
Bombing the presentation<\/h3>\n
You\u2019re presenting in front of the boss. Out of nowhere, a video about the foraging habits of pandas starts to autoplay. Panicked, you search for a way to turn the darn thing off. Then, your laptop bursts into flames.* Okay, probably not, but autoplay videos are still the worst.<\/p>\n
Waking up baby<\/h3>\n
If you\u2019re a parent, you know the golden rule: don\u2019t make noise when the baby\u2019s asleep. After hours of crying, you\u2019ve finally managed to put the bundle of joy to bed. You leave the door open and tiptoe out. Then it happens, music blasts from your partner’s computer. Someone<\/i> didn\u2019t block autoplay. As they sheepishly close the video, you point to the door. It\u2019s their turn to soothe a crying infant.<\/p>\nCausing a commotion in the library<\/h3>\n
You\u2019ve been researching for hours. It\u2019s time for a break, so you go to your favorite gossip website to catch up on some celeb news. As soon as you open a website, a booming voice asks if you need rash treatment medication. You don\u2019t have a rash, but everyone in the library now thinks you do.<\/p>\n
Stopping the REM cycle<\/h3>\n
After a long day of work, your partner is sleeping peacefully next to you. Meanwhile, you want to catch up on the news. You click on the article and bam! A video starts to autoplay, and your partner jumps up startled. They point to the couch and then look back at you.<\/p>\n
Disrupting the commute<\/h3>\n
It\u2019s early morning and you\u2019re taking the bus to go to work. It would be a normal day, except that your boss asked you to send over a presentation ASAP. You turn on a hot spot, open your laptop and before you can click close, an ad so loud the whole bus turns to stare autoplays on your computer.<\/p>\n
Videos are fun, but a video shouldn\u2019t autoplay and disrupt your experience. To stop any of these situations from happening you can download the latest version of Firefox<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The room is dark and silent. Suddenly, a loud noise pierces your ears. You panic as everyone turns in your direction. You just wanted to read an article about cute kittens, but instead of peaceful kitten reading, an annoying political video ad is on autoplay. From the many annoying things you encounter on the internet, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":382,"featured_media":51336,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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