Stopping HTML 5 Video from auto playing?

[tom_869]

It has now become epidemic that web sites are autoplaying advertising videos using HTML 5. Is there a way to disable videos in HTML 5 or am I going to have to abandon the web?

 

[iceblitzed]

have you tried flashblock for chrome.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/search/flashblock?hl=en

 

[Beezy]

chrome has a built in click to play for flash i thought, also a lot of addons like that