Autoplay might not be as grating as autotune, but it sure is annoying. Social networks have been quick to add the so-called feature to their offerings, but it’s not always welcome. On mobile, the ...

There are times when you may want to prevent videos and GIFs from automatically playing in your social media feeds. This could be because you’re trying to conserve cellular data, limit the ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. It’s possible to accidentally watch some graphic videos on social media sites. Because autoplay is turned on by default on social ...

Whatever streaming service you're using, you can rest assured the people behind it are going to do whatever they can to keep you watching it for as long as possible. Even just another five seconds of ...

I’m a Windows XP person. My only copy of Vista, until recently, was virtual and one that, for whatever reason, doesn’t support USB devices. Thus, when I wrote recently about disabling Autorun and ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Social media platforms allow users to manually disable video autoplay settings. Disabling autoplay requires navigating distinct menus ...

It's possible to accidentally watch some graphic videos from major news stories this week. Because autoplay is turned on by default on social media sites like X, Facebook and Bluesky, many users are ...