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    Disable website video player?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by nu_D, Jul 11, 2011.

  1. nu_D

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    The Detroit Free Press has this retarded video player on some of their webpages...for instance visit the following:
    http://www.freep.com/article/20110711/SPORTS02/107110413/Brandon-Inge-needs-produce-Jim-Leyland-will-make-adjustments-?odyssey=mod|mostview

    It will start playing some FIBA video that has absolutely nothing to do with anything. How to disable this? I've tried to right-click and use Adblock but there wasn't an option to do so.
     
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    How about trying Noscript or Flashblock for Firefox? : )
     
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    I was hoping for not such a widespread solution...but flashblock is working just fine. Thanks. :) +rep
     
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    looking at that page in firefox, i viewed "page info" and found the media object. then just added a ban for it in adblock:

    http://static.eplayer.performgroup.com/ptvFlash/eplayer2/Eplayer.swf

    no more video. :)
     
    Primes, Jul 12, 2011
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    Man that's annoying. I have no idea why websites (especially the big ones) do this to their visitors. What ever happen to lean, fast, un-bloated designs? Or did that fall out of style?
     
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    Thanks so much Prime! That's what I was looking for. +rep!

    Ya that's very very annoying..lol. I mean if it was related to the webpage maybe I could overlook it. But FIBA? ... Seriously? Or at the very least, give me an option to stop it!
     
    nu_D, Jul 12, 2011
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