# \[Off topic\] Chrome is going to start blocking noisy autoplay videos

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**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [September 15, 2017, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/off-topic-chrome-is-going-to-start-blocking-noisy-autoplay-videos/16210 "2017-09-15T21:12:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rovertek](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/rovertek/32/223_2.png) [@Rovertek](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Rovertek)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/off-topic-chrome-is-going-to-start-blocking-noisy-autoplay-videos/16210/1 "2017-09-15T21:12:33Z")

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Perhaps not entirely related to Rapid Weaver, but still interesting for this forum’s members: [https://www.pcworld.com/article/3225864/browsers/google-chrome-block-autoplay-videos.html#tk.rss\_all](https://www.pcworld.com/article/3225864/browsers/google-chrome-block-autoplay-videos.html#tk.rss_all)

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**Author:** ![teefers](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/teefers/32/8173_2.png) [@teefers](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/teefers)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/off-topic-chrome-is-going-to-start-blocking-noisy-autoplay-videos/16210/2 "2017-09-15T21:25:57Z")

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Glad to hear it (or not hear it). Also to note safari for high sierra coming out on the 25th will allow you to stop autoplay period.

> **[macOS High Sierra: How to stop autoplay videos in Safari 11](https://www.macworld.com/article/3206724/websites/how-to-stop-autoplay-videos-in-safari-11.html)**
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> In Safari 11 for macOS High Sierra and Sierra, you can easily disable autoplay video and surf the web in relative peace. Here's how it's done.

  
As everyone should know autoplay doesn’t work on mobile already.
