Problem seems to have went away after updating from 60.0.3255.170 to 62.0.3331.18.

@leocg Weird, thats how it is supposed to work. What version was that exactly?

@leocg It did not, but it seems some aspect of the browser behavior has changed in this regard..

I need to correct myself, tabs will indeed still not auto-load if I manually open them in the background.

But they will auto-load/play if I let the website/script open them.

You can try it here at http://text2url.wz.sk (allowing "pop-ups" from this address) with pasting couple of YouTube urls in the box and using "Otvoriť všetky" (Open all).

I randomly tested some <60 version, (58.0.3135.90) and it works as expected there (only active tab will load/play, when opened this way).

I am not sure what changed and when.

If someone can point me to an exact version, changelog entry or setting to alter this behavior, pls do.

Thanks

@leocg Weird, I dont recall doing any changes in my settings. Version 60.0.3255.170

It must have changed very recently.

Before, if I opened YouTube links in background tabs, they didn't load until I clicked them.

Now they all load/play immediately.

Hello,
I cannot use Opera Mini with sites protected by CloudFlare.

It will be stuck at redirection page like this https://blog.cloudflare.com/content/images/im_under_attack_page.png.scaled500.png

Why would it not work? I tested Chrome on mobile and it redirects fine..