{"id":28901,"date":"2026-08-05T19:28:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28901"},"modified":"2026-08-05T19:28:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:28:01","slug":"how-to-stop-videos-autoplaying-on-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28901","title":{"rendered":"How to stop videos autoplaying on X"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/twitter\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">X (formerly Twitter)<\/a> seems to be dominated by videos when you open the app or access the site \u2014 and if the news of the day happens to be something violent or disturbing, it can be easy to stumble across content that you don&#8217;t want to see automatically playing.<\/p>\n<p>The safest way to avoid disturbing <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/social-media\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">social media<\/a> content is to avoid the apps altogether, but if you do want to access X on a day when unpleasant news is trending, there&#8217;s a setting you can tweak that will at least stop videos from autoplaying in your feed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex mx-auto mt-8 w-full max-w-3xl font-sans text-lg leading-normal md:text-xl md:leading-7\">\n        <span class=\"font-bold text-primary-400\">SEE ALSO:<\/span><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/twitter-content-warnings-how-to-add\" class=\"flex items-center text-secondary-300\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"ml-1\">Twitter lets you put content warnings on your tweets. Here&#8217;s how to do it.<\/span><br \/>\n            <svg class=\"ml-1 w-4 h-4 font-normal fill-current\"><use href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/images\/icons\/spritemap.svg#sprite-arrow-right-thin\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<h2>How to stop videos autoplaying on X<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mx-auto max-w-3xl\">\n<div class=\"py-4 font-sans text-base border-gray-100 border-y-2\">\n        <strong class=\"text-gray-900 uppercase\">What You Need<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"!list-none !p-0 !m-0\">\n<li>\n                    X on desktop or smartphone\n                <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mt-12 font-serif\">\n<p>\n                    <strong class=\"font-sans\">Step 1:<br \/>\n                                                    Navigate to &#8220;Settings and privacy&#8221;<br \/>\n                                            <\/strong>\n                                    <\/p>\n<p>\n                        This is under &#8220;More&#8221; if you&#8217;re using desktop.\n                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"eloquent-imagery-image\">\n<div class=\"flex justify-center\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full\" src=\"https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/02rhsQ4uxEsfJwyHjsPG5Kg\/images-1.fill.size_598x750.v1785938201.png\" alt=\"A list of options from X.\" width=\"598\" height=\"750\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/02rhsQ4uxEsfJwyHjsPG5Kg\/images-1.fill.size_800x1003.v1785938201.png 800w, https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/02rhsQ4uxEsfJwyHjsPG5Kg\/images-1.fill.size_1400x1755.v1785938201.png 1400w, https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/02rhsQ4uxEsfJwyHjsPG5Kg\/images-1.fill.size_2000x2506.v1785938201.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1408px) 100vw, 1408px\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n            <span class=\"normal-case text-gray-1000\"\/><br \/>\n            <span class=\"text-gray-600 credit\">Credit: X<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-12 font-serif\">\n<p>\n                    <strong class=\"font-sans\">Step 2:<br \/>\n                                                    Navigate to &#8220;Accessibility, display and languages&#8221;<br \/>\n                                            <\/strong>\n                                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-12 font-serif\">\n<p>\n                    <strong class=\"font-sans\">Step 3:<br \/>\n                                                    Click\/tap on &#8220;Data Usage&#8221;<br \/>\n                                            <\/strong>\n                                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"eloquent-imagery-image\">\n<div class=\"flex justify-center\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full\" src=\"https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/02rhsQ4uxEsfJwyHjsPG5Kg\/images-2.fill.size_2000x1130.v1785938201.png\" alt=\"A screenshot from X shows a list of \" accessibility=\"\" options=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1130\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/02rhsQ4uxEsfJwyHjsPG5Kg\/images-2.fill.size_800x452.v1785938201.png 800w, https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/02rhsQ4uxEsfJwyHjsPG5Kg\/images-2.fill.size_1400x791.v1785938201.png 1400w, https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/02rhsQ4uxEsfJwyHjsPG5Kg\/images-2.fill.size_2000x1130.v1785938201.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1408px) 100vw, 1408px\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n            <span class=\"normal-case text-gray-1000\"\/><br \/>\n            <span class=\"text-gray-600 credit\">Credit: X<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-12 font-serif\">\n<p>\n                    <strong class=\"font-sans\">Step 4:<br \/>\n                                                    Click\/tap &#8220;Autoplay&#8221;, then select &#8220;Never&#8221;<br \/>\n                                            <\/strong>\n                                    <\/p>\n<p>\n                        This will stop all videos from autoplaying when you&#8217;re using X.\n                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"eloquent-imagery-image\">\n<div class=\"flex justify-center\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full\" src=\"https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/02rhsQ4uxEsfJwyHjsPG5Kg\/images-3.fill.size_2000x1129.v1785938201.png\" alt=\"A menu of Settings options is visible on the left. On the right is an \" autoplay=\"\" menu.=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1129\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/02rhsQ4uxEsfJwyHjsPG5Kg\/images-3.fill.size_800x451.v1785938201.png 800w, https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/02rhsQ4uxEsfJwyHjsPG5Kg\/images-3.fill.size_1400x790.v1785938201.png 1400w, https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/02rhsQ4uxEsfJwyHjsPG5Kg\/images-3.fill.size_2000x1129.v1785938201.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1408px) 100vw, 1408px\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n            <span class=\"normal-case text-gray-1000\"\/><br \/>\n            <span class=\"text-gray-600 credit\">Credit: X<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth noting that while you can stop videos playing automatically, this won&#8217;t remove videos from X altogether \u2014 and there&#8217;s still a chance you may see disturbing images (including screenshots) while browsing on the app.<\/p>\n<section x-data=\"window.newsletter({ isDeal: false })\" x-init=\"init()\" aria-label=\"Newsletter Sign-Up\" class=\"relative invisible my-12 mx-auto w-full max-w-3xl md:my-16 ziff-component accent-cut-for-gradient-bg accent-cut-border-for-gradient-bg bg-gradient-fuchsia-secondary p-[2px]\">\n<p>\n            <span class=\"text-gradient-fuchsia-secondary\">Mashable Light Speed<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><em>If you&#8217;ve seen violent or disturbing content online, and need to talk to somebody, here are some resources:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crisistextline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><em><u>Crisis Text Line<\/u><\/em><\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/988lifeline.org\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><em><u>988lifeline.org<\/u><\/em><\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritans.org\/how-we-can-help\/contact-samaritan\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><em><u>Samaritans<\/u><\/em><\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/findahelpline.com\/i\/iasp\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><em><u>Find a Helpline<\/u><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>To report harmful content go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/saferinternet.org.uk\/report-harmful-content\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><u>Safer Internet Centre<\/u><\/a><\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<section class=\"mx-auto max-w-7xl\">\n<\/section><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>X (formerly Twitter) seems to be dominated by videos when you open the app or access the site \u2014 and if the news of the day happens to be something violent or disturbing, it can be easy to stumble across content that you don&#8217;t want to see automatically playing. 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