"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 addictiveness of these apps, or maintain better control over your viewing experience, as when a video is going viral that you don't wish to see. Whatever the reason might be, here are the steps to turn off autoplaying videos and GIFs on popular social media platforms."
"To turn off autoplay on Facebook, navigate to your profile picture icon, which appears in the top right corner of the desktop version or in the bottom navigation bar of the mobile app. Then, scroll down to "Settings & Privacy," then select "Preferences," where you'll find a menu option for "Media." Within that menu, there is an option to toggle video playback in your Feed and in Stories. Select the "Never" option."
"On the Instagram app, tap your profile picture in the bottom-right corner. Once you're on your profile page, tap the menu icon in the upper right corner of your screen (it's the icon with three horizontal lines). Then, scroll to "Settings and activity," then navigate to "Your app and media," where you'll find "Media quality." From there, you can toggle on the option to "Use less cellular data.""
Autoplaying videos and GIFs can be disabled to conserve cellular data, reduce app addictiveness, and avoid unwanted viral content. Facebook offers a direct Video Playback setting under Settings & Privacy > Preferences > Media, where users can choose "Never" for autoplay in Feed and Stories. Instagram provides a "Use less cellular data" option under Settings and activity > Your app and media > Media quality to reduce autoplay impact off Wi‑Fi; sounds do not autoplay unless a post is tapped. X (Twitter) requires accessing Settings and privacy from the profile sidebar to locate autoplay controls.
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