[tor-bugs] #33865 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Maybe disable all auto-play

Mon May 18 20:35:06 UTC 2020

#33865: Maybe disable all auto-play
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 Reporter:  pospeselr                 |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  assigned
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                            |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #33534                    |         Points:
 Reviewer:                            |        Sponsor:  Sponsor58
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Comment (by mcs):

 Making all media click-to-play on Tor Browser's Standard security level is
 a departure from Firefox's default behavior and might surprise some
 people. However, as Richard said, doing so might make sense from a network
 load point of view.

 We would need to verify that setting `media.autoplay.default` to `5` does
 not interact badly with NoScript's "click to play" logic (currently
 enabled on our Safer and Safest security levels).

 Possibly related: #22985

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