Annoyed By Facebook's Automatically Playing Videos?

Turn them off!

Just go to "Settings" (a little triangle in the upper right part of your window will open a drop down menu that takes you there) and look for "Videos" in the left column. (Mac users will need to use Chrome or Firefox to make the change. For unknown reasons, the "Videos" setting doesn't show up in Safari, although once you change the setting, it will work on all of your browsers.)

Make the change by clicking on "Videos" and choosing "Off"

Unfortunately, you'll need to make separate changes to your phone in order to stop the pesky buggers from running by themselves there, at least on Wi-Fi. Cousin Markie doesn't let us turn them off entirely, but at least they won't chew up your data.

Android Users: Open Facebook, open the left sidebar, and tap "App Settings."Check the "Auto-Play Videos on Wi-FI Only" box.

iOS Peeps: Open the "Settings" app, find "Facebook" (down below "Game Center") and then click on "Settings." Click the toggle next to "Auto-play on Wi-Fi Only" so that the toggle shows green.