Hate it when clicking on a story launches a video presentation that shouts content at you while you try to read.
A script blocker will handle that. But might interfere with some functions that you use.
There are several add-ons for browswers you can use. I have one that blocks all sounds from playing on websites unless I enable them. Puts a tiny icon up in the URL bar to remind you if you want to enable sound on that site.