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Gruesome Videos Are All Over Social Media Right Now. Here’s How To Make Sure They Don’t Autoplay.

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The Kirk murder video is all over socials. Here’s how to disable autoplay

Photo credit: Luca Sammarco via Pexels. Article by Lindsay Holmes. HuffPost – September 10, 2025.

Our always-online digital society comes with a lot of perks ― and some undeniably horrific downsides. The latter was on display Wednesday when videos of the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk quickly flooded social media. Many people logged on to their apps and immediately were met with gruesome accounts of the incident thanks to many apps’ autoplay function, where videos start playing without a user’s active involvement. […]

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Make It Stop: How to Turn Off Autoplay Videos on Social Media, Streaming Apps – PCMag

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The Kirk murder video is all over socials. Here’s how to disable autoplay – PCWorld

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