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01-25-2018, 10:10 PM
Google Chrome just fixed the worst thing about the internet
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The latest Google Chrome update, announced Wednesday (https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.html), includes an update that allows users to mute super annoying autoplay audio on websites — forever.*
Previously, a chrome user could right click on a website's tab to reveal a menu that included "Mute Tab." With the update, right clicking on the tab now reveals "Mute Site."
SEE ALSO: Here's what every Chrome user should do in the wake of #Spectre (http://mashable.com/2018/01/04/google-chrome-spectre-precaution-meltdown/)
This small update, however, will make a big difference. Many websites autoplay videos and blast us all with undesired sound. Now, any site (as opposed to a specific page within a site) can be permanently shut up.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/01/25/google-chrome-update-allows-muting-autoplay-video-on-sites/)
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The latest Google Chrome update, announced Wednesday (https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.html), includes an update that allows users to mute super annoying autoplay audio on websites — forever.*
Previously, a chrome user could right click on a website's tab to reveal a menu that included "Mute Tab." With the update, right clicking on the tab now reveals "Mute Site."
SEE ALSO: Here's what every Chrome user should do in the wake of #Spectre (http://mashable.com/2018/01/04/google-chrome-spectre-precaution-meltdown/)
This small update, however, will make a big difference. Many websites autoplay videos and blast us all with undesired sound. Now, any site (as opposed to a specific page within a site) can be permanently shut up.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/01/25/google-chrome-update-allows-muting-autoplay-video-on-sites/)
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