
Google Chrome browser automatically pauses non-central content, including Flash animation, on websites.

The reason is Flash content can drain a computer’s battery. The Flash player is automatically blocked on most web browsers as developers have abandoned Flash plugins in favor of HTML 5. This guide will show you how to unblock Adobe Flash on Chrome and access Flash content on your trusted sites. If you need to access a website that relies on Adobe Flash, there are still ways you can enable it through the Google Chrome settings. By default, Adobe Flash is now blocked on web browsers like Google Chrome, Safari, Microsoft Edge, and Internet Explorer. In 2020, Adobe finally announced that it would no longer support Flash Player. Many content creators have chosen to use HTML 5 in recent years because of issues with Adobe Flash security.

YouTube, in particular, used Adobe Flash for a long time. While it started as a computer graphics and animation software, most browsers soon adopted the Adobe Flash player as their preferred way of playing videos.
