How do I stop forced video on page?

[edbj]

edbj last edited by

If a video is on a page, and I scroll past it, a smaller video window launches, which covers the text I'm trying to read. I'm forced to manually terminate it. Is there a way to prevent this 'forced video' from launching?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @edbj last edited by

See if there is any extension for it.

Disabling javascript may help but also may break the page.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

It's annoying, isn't it?

[A Former User]

A Former User @edbj last edited by A Former User

@edbj i dunno if Use 'n this Opera flag will help..

Disabling autoplaying videos in Opera by use 'n Autoplay Policy flag..

1 Visit opera://flags/#autoplay-policy

2 Select ‘Document user activation is required’.

3 Restart the Opera browser to apply the autoplay policy.

Note that this won't block autoplaying media completely, as media starts to play as soon as you interact with the page. It helps with opening pages in the background that play audio or video content..

[edbj]

edbj @leocg last edited by

@leocg Not a useful solution. You're correct...it may break the page.

[edbj]

edbj @Guest last edited by

@nvmjustagirl Thanks. I don't think it's an autoplay issue. I already have autoplay disabled.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @edbj last edited by

You can still try some extension.

The best solution would be to give some feedback to those sites. If there are that many people who don't like such behavior, maybe the sites will change it.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Maybe you should try out this extension Disable HTML5 autoplay, it worked for me. It stopped the video autoplay altogether and I don't remember that video popup happening since I started using it.