While this helps keep users away from malicious content, Google has also begun blocking third-party content that is hidden in a webpage unless the user has directly interacted with that element.

Chrome 64 employs an improved pop-up blocker that prevents the use of transparent overlays or decoy buttons that redirect to new tabs, windows or pop-ups of any kind. This will present the ability to always allow audio, always block audio or simply stick with the default setting.Īnother intrusive tactic that websites have been employing in recent years is intrusive pop-up advertisements. The Chrome 64 beta enables users to easily mute autoplaying videos across an entire website, accessible through options presented via the green lock or info section displayed to the left of the URL. Now, the beta is here and the company has done just that, alongside an improved pop-up blocker.

Back in September, we learned that Google’s Chrome 64 was in the works, planning to put an end to websites autoplaying content with sound.

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