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how can I remove the 'allow fullscreen' message which appears on my website's video's, & not just in my own browser?

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I have a website with videos hosted on Vimeo. When I click the 'fullscreen' button, the video goes into fullscreen but I am presented with a message asking to 'allow or deny fullscreen for vimeo.com'.

I know I can stop this message in my own Firefox browser (click 'allow' and 'remember' for vimeo.com, or go to 'about:permissions' in Firefox address bar).

But I want to stop other viewers to my website having to deal with this message, is there any css code/ workaround to stop this message appearing for other viewers, rather than each of them having to change their own browser preferences?

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I have a website with videos hosted on Vimeo. When I click the 'fullscreen' button, the video goes into fullscreen but I am presented with a message asking to 'allow or deny fullscreen for vimeo.com'. I know I can stop this message in my own Firefox browser (click 'allow' and 'remember' for vimeo.com, or go to 'about:permissions' in Firefox address bar). But I want to stop other viewers to my website having to deal with this message, is there any css code/ workaround to stop this message appearing for other viewers, rather than each of them having to change their own browser preferences? Many Thanks

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check on the option that appears under it and it wont ask you again

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That's not a Firefox support issue. Ask Vimeo about how to control that message for all visitors to your website.

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That is standard behavior when websites use the full screen API and you click a button on a web page or in a media player.

You can manage the full screen permission via "Tools > Page Info > Permissions" or via the about:permissions page.

There is a pref (about:config) that controls the default behavior although it is not recommended to change the default.

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@haidersajjad I know this works for my own browser as I stated, but I wondered if there is a way to stop the box appearing for 'other viewers to website'.

@the-edmeister Ironically I asked on the Vimeo forum first and they said: 'Unfortunately this is something to do with web browsers not Vimeo'

@cor-el Thanks, I thought this would only work for my own browser, will this work for other viewers?

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No, you can't prevent showing this message to ask for permission as this is one of the privacy/security settings in Firefox.