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Fox News video popups run automatically and I can't seem to block them?

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bill_hk
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I've looked through the help files, and the recommended solutions of changing the Adobe Flash settings don't seem to be available (in fact, adobe appears not to be loaded at all.) I am sure there is something simple I am missing, so thanks in advance.

I've looked through the help files, and the recommended solutions of changing the Adobe Flash settings don't seem to be available (in fact, adobe appears not to be loaded at all.) I am sure there is something simple I am missing, so thanks in advance.

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FredMcD
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Many websites have switched to the HTML5 player that is built in the browser.

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/disable-autoplay/ Disable HTML5 Autoplay by Afnan Khan Firefox 55+ Disable autoplay and preloading of HTML5 video and audio players.

or

You can set this pref; media.block-autoplay-until-in-foreground = true

Type about:config<enter> in the address bar. If a warning screen comes up, press the I Accept the Risk button. At the top of the screen is a search bar.