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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Firefox:
Tools/Settings/Privacy & Security/Permissions/Autoplay/Settings/Default for all Websites: Block Audio

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Not the same thing, audio will still start playing after user interaction with the site. The setting in Chrome blocks all audio from the site, regardless of what you do.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mute Firefox in the Windows equalizer?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

But I still want to allow sound on a small number of select sites like YouTube or Twitch. It just needs to be off for the other 99% of the web.