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Helping security, reducing battery drain, and<\/i> improving quality of life? Oh, yeah!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nGoogle Chrome to block auto-playing Flash ads starting September 1 | Ars Technica<\/a><\/span>
\nVideo players will still work; non-essential content—like ads—will be blocked.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

View on Google+<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Helping security, reducing battery drain, and improving quality of life? Oh, yeah! Google Chrome to block auto-playing Flash ads starting September 1 | Ars Technica Video players will still work; non-essential content—like ads—will be blocked. 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