Tag: The Verge

How To Turn Off Autoplay Videos on Social Media

You’ve probably been caught off guard by videos that play automatically on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram – in fact, just across the internet in general. They begin playing as soon as you load a page or (if they’re more deviously implemented) when you start scrolling through a page to catch your attention.  Whether you just […]

How to Turn Off Autoplay Videos on Your Browsers

Automatic video play is a feature that, while nice to have when it’s surfacing content that’s related to your interests, can be pretty annoying. Autoplay videos can be harmful, too, exposing you to violent, offensive, or otherwise unwanted content that you shouldn’t have to see by default. The Verge reports that several browsers, like Google […]

The Punkt MP02 – A Simple Phone for Hectic Times

The Punkt MP02, which just debuted at this year’s Mobile World Congress, is about putting a full stop to the distractions and diversions of modern life. Its phones are the postmodern anti-flagship devices that suggest that maybe their users don’t need the internet with them every waking moment of every day. The MP design combines […]

YouTube’s Child Predator Controversy Continues

Last week, a YouTuber named Matt Watson sparked a major backlash against the video streaming giant, when posted a video describing exactly how he “…discovered a wormhole into a soft-core pedophilia ring on Youtube. Youtube’s recommended algorithm is facilitating pedophiles’ ability to connect with each-other, trade contact info, and link to actual CP in the […]

Microsoft Plans to Dish on Next-Gen Xbox Consoles at E3 2019

Sony may have decided to skip the E3, the video game industry’s largest annual expo this year, but according to sources at The Verge, Microsoft plans to be back at E3 2019 with its usual blow-out press conference. And now, Jeux Video is reporting that Microsoft plans to discuss its next-gen Xbox lineup as well. […]