A few months ago, Facebook began enabling auto-play of videos as a default for all users. Then, Facebook announced that it would begin allowing video ads in our news feeds. Coincidence?
We can't do much about the advertising in our newsfeed. However, we can stop videos from playing automatically. Like most new Facebook features, this one can be disabled by going into settings. From the newsfeed, click on the arrow in the upper-right and select Settings. On the left hand side, select Videos, and then change the "Auto-Play Videos" option to Off.
Unfortunately, you're not done yet unless you only use Facebook from its web site. Right there between the "Auto-Play Videos" title and the button where you select Off is a message stating that this setting only applies to the Facebook site. If you use a mobile app, you need to go through the process in the app. In the Android app, tap the home key, select Settings, and then change "Video Auto-Play" to off. In the iOS app, go to the Settings app, select Facebook and then Settings, and then change Auto-Play to off.
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