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Virginia shooting raises questions around whether Facebook and Twitter should shut off autoplay when graphic videos circulate

01 September 2015

Jo Farmer has been quoted in an article by The Drum which discusses the use of autoplay functions by Facebook and Twitter following the tragic shooting of two journalists last week in Virginia. Jo comments on how the feature becomes problematic when viewers get no warning that they’re about to see potentially distressful content.

Jo Farmer has been quoted in an article by The Drum which discusses the use of autoplay functions by Facebook and Twitter following the tragic shooting of two journalists last week in Virginia. Jo comments on how the feature becomes problematic when viewers get no warning that they’re about to see potentially distressful content.

You can read the full article “Virginia shooting raises questions around whether Facebook and Twitter should shut off autoplay when graphic videos circulate” on The Drum’s website here.

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