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How do I prevent videos from downloading and playing?

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Recently I've noticed worthless videos being included on webpages and automatically loading (making my Internet connection very slow) and playing. IE used to have a check box, Play Videos, which you could clear to prevent this. What is the corresponding control on Firefox?

Recently I've noticed worthless videos being included on webpages and automatically loading (making my Internet connection very slow) and playing. IE used to have a check box, Play Videos, which you could clear to prevent this. What is the corresponding control on Firefox?

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The answer is: go to about:config find media.autoplay.enabled double-click to set it to False

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Go to the Mozilla Add-ons Web Page {web Link} (There’s a lot of good stuff here) and search for a good ad / pop-up blocker.

Also look for a player blocker.

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The answer is: go to about:config find media.autoplay.enabled double-click to set it to False

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I now find that some sites are using Java Script to load a "jwplayer" and have it play a video. If Firefox allows this kind of script injection, it is too insecure for me to use. Is there a way to stop pages from loading and executing remote scripts?

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Doesn't work. For example, https://www.thisoldhouse.com/how-to/how-to-repair-rotted-windowsill still loads a video.

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Hmm jwplayer