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site changing autoplay setting

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kylekalmbach
kylekalmbach

I've started watching YouTube through my browser and I've begun to notice that it'll automatically change the settings on the site to block autoplay of audio and video, which stops background play.

I have the setting set to allow autoplay audio and video.

I notice it when I switch from the tab and it'll stop playing so I go to the page specific settings and it's switched to block.

How are they doing this? And what can I do to stop it from doing this?

I've started watching YouTube through my browser and I've begun to notice that it'll automatically change the settings on the site to block autoplay of audio and video, which stops background play. I have the setting set to allow autoplay audio and video. I notice it when I switch from the tab and it'll stop playing so I go to the page specific settings and it's switched to block. How are they doing this? And what can I do to stop it from doing this?

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