Can I permenantly disable audio autoplay when I click on a "latest news" article here?

Now when I click on a "latest news" article here on Broadway World I'm assaulted with an audio ad and AI that seems to think I want them to read the news article out loud to me. I've abandoned many other websites over the years specifically because of this.

Les Irritables.

Noticed it yesterday when I opened a few articles. It would be nice to have the option to turn it on instead of having to turn it off if you don't want the audio.

Seems like that feature is now disabled by the site?

Thank you moderator. Hope it's gone for good (unless a user actively opts in to enable the feature).