Fw: Block videos on firefox for android

On Wed, 04 Jun 2025 18:03:50 +0100, Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> wrote:

I've set site permissions to prevent autoplay of audio and video on
firefox for android, but I still see videos playing on X.com.
Is there an extension which can bring back the about:config ? or stop
videos playing?

"x" dot com looks like social media click-bait (risky test for ublock origin)

(using Tor Browser 14.5.3)
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=x.com

Twitter is officially X.com now - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/17/23829098/twitter-x-com-url-links-switch
The social network formerly known as Twitter has officially switched its URLs
over to X.com. Musk first announced the switch to X in July 2023, and the URL
transition started to happen in mid-August.
...
X.com (bank) - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X.com_(bank)
X.com was an American online bank founded by Ed Ho, Harris Fricker, Elon Musk,
and Christopher Payne in 1999 in Palo Alto, California.It merged with competitor
Confinity in 2000 and the merged company changed its name to PayPal in 2001.
Starting in 2023, the x.com...
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*NOTE: android users can use "ublock origin" in firefox:
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ublock+origin+android+firefox

...
uBlock Origin - Get this Extension for Firefox Android (en-US)
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/addon/ublock-origin/
uBlock Origin is not an "ad blocker", it's a wide-spectrum content blocker
with CPU and memory efficiency as a primary feature. Out of the box, uBO blocks
ads, trackers, coin miners, popups, etc. through the following lists of filters,
enabled by default:...
...
uBlock Origin by Raymond Hill
Recommended
Finally, an efficient wide-spectrum content blocker. Easy on CPU and memory.
Add to Firefox
https://addons.mozilla.org/android/downloads/file/4492375/ublock_origin-1.64.0.xpi
To use Android extensions, you'll need Firefox for Android.
To explore Firefox for desktop add-ons, please visit our desktop site.

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