Most autoplays seems user hostile. And it is futile to execute hostile code and try to make it behave. (Kudos for UBlock Origin etc for trying anyway, though!)
But at least there should be an easy way to make a website not have access to your speakers unless you opt in. 99% of the times, it's ads anyway, so the default should be to block sound. But that does not solve the bandwidth waste problem.
Fundamentally, the problem is Javascript. It makes it really hard for the user to be in control.
But at least there should be an easy way to make a website not have access to your speakers unless you opt in. 99% of the times, it's ads anyway, so the default should be to block sound. But that does not solve the bandwidth waste problem.
Fundamentally, the problem is Javascript. It makes it really hard for the user to be in control.