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by ecesena 3681 days ago
Does it require clicking for permission? I hope no, otherwise it would defeat the purpose...
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If websites cannot act responsibly and make video and/or audio click-to-play[1], they are going to be added to the killfile. "Adblockers" are also useful for blocking annoyances[2], not just ads.

[1] or some other opt-in user option

[2] e.g. https://github.com/easylist/easylist/blob/master/fanboy-addo...