How to turn off video auto-play on Twitter and Facebook

I was a bit perplexed when i stumbled upon a video on twitter the other day that shows the gruesome shooting to death of two TV journalists by a colleague that was fired earlier. It was a horrific footage, now as Facebook/Twitter user imagine your 12 or 15 year old kid stumbling upon such similar video in the future, i am sure as a parent/guardian we wouldn't want that. Due to the introduction of auto-play by media giants Facebook and Twitter, once you are on your wall, an uploaded video starts to play automatically once your scroll reaches it. If you want this to stop, you can take these following steps to stop the auto-play both on the web and app.

To disable Facebook video auto-play on the web/PC

Login to your Facebook account and click the upside down triangle on the top right corner of the homepage and select Settings. Go to Videos, as seen on the bottom of the list of selections on the left-hand side. In the Auto-Play Videos page, click the button that says Default, and select OFF. Facebook will save your setting automatically. Turning auto-play back on is simply a matter of reversing the process by selecting ON.

To disable Facebook video auto-play for Iphone, Ipad and Android

Enter the Facebook app on your iPhone or iPad and tap the 3-line icon. Select Settings, and tap Videos => Autoplay. select OFF.

By following the same steps, you can switch it on by selecting ON or Wi-Fi only to re-allow video autoplay.

For Android phone or tablet users, enter your device's Facebook app and select the 3-line icon. Next is to tap App Settings. Select Video Auto-play and choose OFF. You can reverse this by following the same steps but select On or Wi-Fi only.

Please note that if you don't see Video Auto-play settings on your smartphone, then log out of the app and then log back in. The option should now be available in App Settings.

To disable auto-play for Twitter on the web/PC

Login to your twitter account and select your profile icon. Select Settings from the drop-down menu. You will be taken to your account page, scroll down or look for the Content section. Beside Video Tweets, 'Video autoplay' is ticked by default by Twitter. Now untick it and tap the 'Save changes' button.

To disable video auto-play for Twitter on Android and Iphone

Enter Twitter app on your smartphone and head to Settings. Go into the General section and select Video auto-play. Several options can  be seen here, like - Never play videos automatically. Now select this to turn off video autoplay.

If you want the autoplay back on, just follow these same steps and choose 'Use mobile data and Wi-Fi' or 'Use Wi-Fi only'.

I hope the steps are straightforward, you can leave a comment about your experience.