Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Facebook's autoplay video feature is destroying cell phone bills

Facebook could be a book of face?

Want to save money on your phone bill? Make sure you turn off the "autoplay" setting on Facebook videos. Smartphone users are at risk of maxing out their data plans if they don't change this default setting in the Facebook (FB, Tech30) app, which otherwise will automatically start streaming videos in the News Feed window. The issue was flagged by consumer finance site MoneySavingExpert.com, which said it had "seen many complaints from people who have been stung with data bills after exceeding their monthly allowance and who believe it to be because of Facebook autoplaying videos."

Rotterdam, 03/09/2014-INC News

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