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JavaScript Media imdb.com

IMDb: stop video autoplay

Automatically pauses videos that start playing on their own when a title page opens.

Code to copy

// Pause any video that starts playing on its own
function pauseAutoplay() {
  document.querySelectorAll('video').forEach((v) => {
    if (!v.paused && !v.dataset.jzPaused) {
      v.dataset.jzPaused = '1';
      v.pause();
    }
  });
}
pauseAutoplay();
const obs = new MutationObserver(pauseAutoplay);
obs.observe(document.documentElement, { childList: true, subtree: true });

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  1. Copy the code with the button above.
  2. Install JustZix (2 minutes) and open the extension on the target page.
  3. Add a new rule matching that page.
  4. Paste the code into the rule's JavaScript panel and save — it runs on every page visit.

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