Google will block Flash in Chrome
Google plans to change how Chrome handles Flash content, and its browser will soon block the Flash plugin from running.
“If a site offers an HTML5 experience, this change will make that the primary experience,” said Google.
“We will continue to ship Flash Player with Chrome, and if a site truly requires Flash, a prompt will appear at the top of the page when the user first visits that site”.
Google said Chrome will introduce this feature with a temporary white list of the current top Flash sites.
This white list will expire after one year, and will be revisited throughout the year to remove sites that no longer warrant an exception.
“Chrome will also be adding policy controls so that enterprises will be able to select the appropriate experience for their users, which will include the ability to completely disable the feature.”
Based on Chrome’s metrics, sites currently white-listed are:
- YouTube.com
- Facebook.com
- Yahoo.com
- VK.com
- Live.com
- Yandex.ru
- OK.ru
- Twitch.tv
- Amazon.com
- Mail.ru
From Google’s HTML5 by Default presentation.
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