Stop autoplaying videos on the Yahoo News home page
I see a lot of complaints about videos autoplaying when news articles are opened. That's annoying because it is unnessarily chewing up bandwidth. Recently when I first go to the Yahoo news home page, a video autoplays on the upper right side of the screen. I find this extremely annoying. I've used Yahoo News as my primary online news source for at least 12 years and now I think I need to look at less intrusive alternatives.
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bub
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Oh please do! If I need something, I will shop for it. Pretty picture at/below the 80 IQ level totally turn me off!
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Anonymous
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Hate the adds they continue while selected is running very
when I get time I will consider changing -
Anonymous
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I agree. You can't stop them and I have to mute my computer, wait for the ad and then proceed to video I actually am interested in.
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Anonymous
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There is a free Ad-block you can get. I've got it and I don't get any kind of adds at all. I had the same issue and someone told me about Ad-block. Google it and download it. It's free.
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Sherri
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I understand that ads are part of the process- however to disable the controls for sound, and 'play' is really irritating. I don't want to hear them, even though I know I must see them. This situation has caused me to not visit the page and will soon cause me to leave the site altogether.
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Anonymous
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stop the **** adds,it's very annoying.
It is not even possible to turn the sound of.
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Anonymous
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Bring back classic , Please Yes the videos autoplaying is very annoying
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Anonymous
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Do Like me don't use the site. No Visitors no more adds
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Anonymous
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YES Dam Bombardment of advertising is ridiculous..
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Michael
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Stop auto play on video ads. Stop now or I will say goodbye to Yahoo.
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Anonymous
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Same here....annoying as all get out.....I also will open a news clip/video and a commercial will run at the same time that the news clip runs resulting in not being able to understand either one.
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Anonymous
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Menu icon no longer visible. Guess Yahoo just loves to make users angry. Oh, wait a minute there is a marketing idiot involved that was asleep during the "user experience" part of the lecture.
Autoplay can be turned off.
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Mouse over the control bar at the bottom of the video.
Click the Menu icon.
Click Preferences.
Click Off. -
Anonymous
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Getting tired of these auto play items. Getting really ready to say AMF to Yahoo.
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Anonymous
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Videos annoying just like pop up ads which everyone hates...go back to Classic PLEASE
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Byron P. Marsh
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I concur whole heartedly
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craig walker
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i make it a point not to buy what these ads sell..
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Donald LeBlanc
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I agree. Please!
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Elmer Dey
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The advertisements on the right pop up while I'm trying to reply to an email message.
The ads totally interfere with my typing the message.
Is there a way to shut these off when I'm working with my outgoing email messages??? -
Anonymous
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i can get news on tv i dont need it on my computer
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tguido
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On the auto- video and the auto - advertisment's, I see yahoo is " gathering info ". What a freakn joke. Another stall tatic. Read what folks are saying, thats all that has to be done. Gathering info,, LMAO.