uBlock Origin filter to block autoplay videos in TechCrunch

https://cornfieldlabs.github.io/posts/ublock-stop-techcrunch-autoplay-video/post.html

48•cornfieldlabs•55m ago

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ltbarcly3•46m ago

I know I didn't wake up in 2011 because uBlock Origin exists. Yet someone is talking about TechCrunch, so the most likely conclusion is that uBlock Origin existed long before I thought it did, like 2011.

dabber21•18m ago

I feel dirty browsing the web without that extension

NietTim•15m ago

With the amount of times ad networks like googles have spread malware etc it's a basic internet security practice these days.

ghtjason•40m ago

Firefox's built-in "Block Audio and Video" in Settings -> Autoplay seems to do a good enough job for most sites (with exceptions whenever it breaks something).

lakeviewterrace•19m ago

The solution for shitty web design is not to come up with clever workarounds.

The solution is to stop visiting these sites entirely, as traffic emboldens them further.

It's like deliberately going into The Worst Toilet In Scotland so you can read the news scribbled on the walls.

timesupaders•8m ago

All of the ad-driven internet is on a timer anyways. We-re less than 5 years away from the release of the AdsAreSlurs Browser, the browser that uses a small local model to actively remove all advertisements from web content.

NietTim•15m ago

I've just stopped visiting websites that make it impossible to read their articles. It has gotten completely ridiculous.

HelloUsername•15m ago

If you just want to read the text body of an article, there's plenty third party scripts you can block on Techcrunch through the advanced settings in uBlock Origin:

cloudflare.com

connatix.com

d34azmi6bxg5fz.cloudfront.net

videos-cloudfront-usp.jwpsrv.com

facebook.net

google.com

googletagmanager.com

gstatic.com

jwpcdn.com

jwplatform.com

jwplayer-dualstack.map.fastly.net

assets-jpcust.jwpsrv.com

jwplayer.com

jwpltx.com

jwpsrv.com

parsely.com

sail-horizon.com

servenobid.com

wp.com

thetallgeek•14m ago

The first thing I do when I get access to any computer is install uBlock. A friend comes for tech support, first install then anything else.

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