ESR115: decide on autoplay policy and lock it down [bugzilla 1812190]
code so you know what is being tested
harden/lock prefs u guys
- about:preferences#privacy > permissions > autoplay > settings > default for all websites
- this is
media.autoplay.default
- this is
there are also other autoplay prefs, such as making things sticky or per element (user)
/* disable autoplay of HTML5 media if you interacted with the site [FF78+]
* 0=sticky (default), 1=transient, 2=user
* Firefox's Autoplay Policy Documentation (PDF) is linked below via SUMO
* [NOTE] If you have trouble with some video sites, then add an exception (2030)
* [1] https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1293231 ***/
user_pref("media.autoplay.blocking_policy", 2);
[1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Navigator/getAutoplayPolicy
[2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Releases/112
Edited by Thorin