I would check out some of the add-ons for Firefox, Chrome, etc. that disable HTML5 auto play. Might give you an idea of where to start in blocking the pushstate function which is what is used to change the URL as far as I know.
Capitalism baby. Can’t have you producing your own stuff when the corporations can sell it to you at 10x the price.
The Boy and The Heron
Yup, that’s it!