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OnceBitten

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#280082 25-Nov-2020 13:23
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Ok so I've sorted Facebook out and changed the password so all our devices can access it

 

 

 

my problem is video clips on facebook - on the iPad if I scroll through m.facebook, every time it gets to a video clip it starts to play automatically... I don't want it to do this - is there any way to turn it off so that video clips don't automatically start playing?? I could not see anything in settings

 

 

 

also on the MacBook Pro - every time I play a video on Facebook it will stop during the video and an ad will come on.... even though I have an ad blocker - why are ads coming through on facebook video clips if I have a working ad blocker??

 

 

 

if anyone can help with these problems it would be much appreciated 


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  #2610486 25-Nov-2020 13:28
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https://www.theverge.com/21422932/autoplay-videos-how-to-facebook-twitter-reddit-chrome-safari-edge-firefox#:~:text=Click%20the%20menu%20button%20on,can%20turn%20off%20the%20feature

 

 

 

And because they can. It's designed to give them revenue. And they inject it in the stream and your ad blocker hasn't worked out how to prevent it.




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  #2610487 25-Nov-2020 13:28
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yes there is a setting for auto play: https://www.facebook.com/help/1406493312950827

 

as for the ad issue the ad might be built into the video, do you have an example of a video with the ad?


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  #2610516 25-Nov-2020 13:41
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Jase2985:

 

yes there is a setting for auto play: https://www.facebook.com/help/1406493312950827

 

as for the ad issue the ad might be built into the video, do you have an example of a video with the ad?

 

 

 

 

ok thanks for that - I'll try that on the iPad

 

 

 

as for the videos with the ads - it's every single video that comes up on my facebook page.... they all have ads in




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  #2610591 25-Nov-2020 15:15
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i cant rememeber ever seeing any ad's on facebook videos


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