Twitter will now autoplay videos and GIFs, but you can thankfully opt out
Jun16
Your Twitter feed is about to get a lot busier. Whereas before you’d have to tap on a video start playing it, content on your feed will now start automatically.
Like Facebook, however, sound will be muted until you actually click on the video.
While some people will likely find the change annoying, Twitter says the it will help prevent users from missing out on important news and content.
Still, thankfully you can opt out if you’d rather make the choice of what to play on your own.
The change is rolling out to everyone today on Twitter.com and Twitter for iOS. An Android update to enable the feature is coming soon.
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