Google switches off auto-play

Google is about to make browsing the internet a little less “irritating,” said Mark Walton in ArsTechnica.com. A new version of its Chrome web browser, slated for release in January 2018, will block auto-play videos that aren’t muted. The only exception will be if the “user has indicated an interest in the media,” by adding the site to the home screen on his or her mobile device, for example, or by frequently