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Firefox can block audio/video autoplay. You can set a default and have per-site exemptions: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/block-autoplay

Or news sites that play some annoying caster talking about it while you're trying to read and it follows you down the page. I'm here for an article not someone reading it to me.

Many browsers have settings built in for this, and those that don't natively definitely have browser extensions for doing this.

I'm not sure chrome mobile has either.

Yep, Google removed the setting to disable it in version 80 for Android.

I guess my ad blocker or some configuration protected me from it. I didn't encounter a single auto-play video or audio.

My firefox seems to not play it by default.

Im autistic and have the same Problem. I use chrome extensions which work fine