This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

How to stop Huffington Post autoplay?

  • 4 replies
  • 1 has this problem
  • 1 view
  • Last reply by pjcamp

pjcamp
pjcamp
more options

I've disabled autoplay in Firefox just like every other sane person. Nevertheless, Huffington Post still manages to evade it. When I visit a page, autoplay is blocked. But if I leave it for any reason -- go to another tab, click a link and come back -- it starts autoplaying. First of all, how do they do this, and why doesn't the Firefox setting work in all instances? And second, how do I make it stop?

I've disabled autoplay in Firefox just like every other sane person. Nevertheless, Huffington Post still manages to evade it. When I visit a page, autoplay is blocked. But if I leave it for any reason -- go to another tab, click a link and come back -- it starts autoplaying. First of all, how do they do this, and why doesn't the Firefox setting work in all instances? And second, how do I make it stop?

All Replies (4)

jonzn4SUSE
jonzn4SUSE
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

Can you provide steps to replicate? Also, provide links to the videos. I went to the site and nothing played, but we don't know what you clicked on.

pjcamp
pjcamp Question owner
more options

The easiest way: Click on an article with a video. It does not autoplay. Scroll down to the bottom of the page so that the video goes off screen at the top. Now scroll back up. It starts playing. It's weird behavior and I don't understand it.

Thanks!

jonzn4SUSE
jonzn4SUSE
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

Okay, I do see that every time you scroll down past the video or leave the tab and come back it reloads(probably an ad), but the main video never plays for me.

In the settings do you have "Block Audio and Video" set? see screenshot

pjcamp
pjcamp Question owner
more options

Yes, I've had that set for a long time. This is the only site I've run across that appears to have figured out a workaround.