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thinbeige

> I wish every browser would stop sound and video by default

Sound yes but why video?

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I basically never open a web page to look at a video. For me, it's a straight up waste of bandwidth.

I don't mind clicking on eg youtube videos.

Video often presents a significant visual distraction when one tries to focus on the text nearby.

It can bad enough that I'll find the auto-playing video element in my browser's DOM inspector and delete it.

Do you also block gif's and JS/CSS animations?

I do remove animated GIFs that distract my focus when reading text.

I haven't yet felt the need to block CSS animations. Up to now, UX animations aren't so distracting they impede my reading. I think this may be because CSS is generally not used in ways that constantly distract while reading text.

A CSS fade or transition on scroll doesn't bother me as much as animated video/GIFs.

EDIT: Clarity.

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