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"You know that panicked feeling when you've got a zillion browser tabs open, and one of them starts blaring music?
Google is about to put an end to that — the single most annoying Web browsing feature.
In a soon-to-be-released update to the Chrome browser, Google will no longer allow sounds and videos to load in background tabs. You will have to click on a tab to load a video or streaming media file — even if it is set to auto-play."