Hi, I have attached the ths shield settings, the block setting and a recording of autoplay.
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Using latest release (now v0.59.34 at the time of writing this), I took the following steps to block autoplay on Youtube:
- Visit YT, stream video - Video plays automatically (default settings are to
blockAutoplay, this is a part of what @sriram mentioned above) - Click the lock icon in address bar
--> Site Settings - Set
Autoplayoption fromBlock (Default)toBlock - Reload when prompted on YT
This is the same in Beta for me as well. Given that we’ve just updated, would you mind trying the above steps (you may want to reset permissions for the site first - it’s the very last option in the
Site Settings menu in your image above)?
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Hi, I have tried version Version 0.59.34 and the beta. Yes, they behave the same way. I reset the permissions, set the Autoplay option to Block and Reloaded. The current video was not autoplayed anymore. But at the end of the current video the next in line is autoplayed and so on. Ok, I could disable the Autoplay on the youtube site itsself (blue switch upper right corner), but after clearing the browser history this switch is reset to Autoplay again. In Chrome I installed an extra app to disable HTML5 autoplay (see picture) and it behaves like expected. It overrides the blue switch Autoplay setting of the youtube page and and blocks the consecutive videos under all circumstances. 
My first idea was to install the same app in chromium based Brave. But when I tried I got a warning that this app has access to all websites and might compromise the privacy intention of Brave. So I did not install this app in Brave. And as I wrote in one of my earlier messages, the old non-chromium based Brave autoblocked youtube reliable (even the consecutive videos) without an extra app.
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Thanks for clarifying and testing that for me.
It looks like I’m seeing the same behavior - Autoplay is blocked for the first video, then if played, the YT Autoplay function kicks in and is not blocked. Further, the next video loaded will also not have autoplay blocked. Note that if you refresh the page after the next video in queue loads, autoplay is blocked.
I’ll likely file a new issue for this so the devs can review. Appreciate your patience and willingness to work this out!
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This happens when I try to block autoplay for youtube.com
It shows that default is blocked, but it doesn’t work, I refreshed youtube and it still plays automatically.
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Yes, TEAM BRAVE, Please, get rid of video autoplay for all websites, it becomes unbearable, Everywhere the brave blocking doesn’t work anymore, on reddit, gifcat… I’m sick of it.
I had to install the autoplay stopper extension, it’s one that works because all of them don’t work or no longer work.
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I’m experiencing this on RealGM
Here are my settings
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I’m in 2024 now and I’m experiencing this issue where I have set autoplay to off on youtube and I have blocked autoplay on brave browser and yet most videos on youtube still autoplay when opened in a new tab.
@Shirewolf,
Given that most users in this thread haven’t responded in years, would you please mind opening your own thread in Desktop Support here on Community (make sure you provide the information requested in the editor when posting)? Will be happy to take a look at your case.
Agreeing with @Mattches - you’ve replied in a zombie thread (good on you for checking the archives).
I have set autoplay to off on youtube and I have blocked autoplay on brave browser
If this is where you’ve selected Brave’s autoplay behavior
brave://settings/content/autoplay
and you’ve selected Block sites from autoplaying videos the results you describe seem to me to be peculiar. As @Mattches suggests: start a new thread / topic and supply all the requested information.