Keep getting loud sound with some advertisements. How can I get rid of it?
Occasionally I receive a loud background sound that accompanies an ad that may or may not be on my screen at the time. It's especially annoying when I happen to be in another room and get these sounds. I tried reloading Firefox and that helped for a day or two but then the sound came back. I don't want to mute the sound on my computer since I need it to notify me of new mail and other things.
Gekose oplossing
You can look at a content blocking extension like uBlock Origin extension to block specific content.
- uBlock Origin: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/
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Firefox should show a speaker icon on a tab when there is sound playing in that tab. You can click this speaker icon to mute the sound. If you have a lot of tabs open and have scroll buttons then this may not be easy.
I have never encountered this problem when using another browser. I talked with a tech support person at my ISP and was told that the phenomenon is related to the browser that I am using - which happens to be Firefox. I often notice this problem if I am in another room and suddenly hear loud music coming from my computer - very annoying. Running to my computer, checking which tab might show a speaker icon and then muting it does not seem to be a practical solution.
Why does Firefox allow unwanted sound on ads? Is there some way that I can block this sound and still retain the use of sound when I want it?
Gekose oplossing
You can look at a content blocking extension like uBlock Origin extension to block specific content.
- uBlock Origin: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/