Facebook and Twitter users complain over Virginia shooting videos autoplay

Users call for autoplay to be opt-in only, after being forced to unwittingly watch gunman's video of murder due to social media companies' default settings

The murder of a TV reporter and her cameraman live on television was shocking. What made it all the more real for many was being forced to unwittingly witness the murder through videos made by the killer posted to Twitter and Facebook, which automatically played within their social media feeds.

While the shooting was caught live on television, the gunman Vester Flanagan, also captured first-hand video of the shooting.