# Activate audio in autoplay video

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/activate-audio-in-autoplay-video/179638>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [February 14, 2021, 8:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activate-audio-in-autoplay-video/179638 "2021-02-14T08:43:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![PaulinaMX](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/paulinamx/32/210473_2.png) [@PaulinaMX](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PaulinaMX)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activate-audio-in-autoplay-video/179638/3 "2021-02-14T20:59:19Z")

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Thanks, you’re right, if I remove the autoplay, the audio is activated.

Is there a way to modify that or is it something by default?

> [@Benjamin\_D](#):
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> I think it’s currently muted if autoplay (for etiquette reason)  
> [discourse/app/assets/javascripts/pretty-text/addon/sanitizer.js at 7fe536871873c911a1a5a6f006408c1579909563 · discourse/discourse · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/7fe536871873c911a1a5a6f006408c1579909563/app/assets/javascripts/pretty-text/addon/sanitizer.js#L129-L133)

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