Netflix is finally letting viewers turn off the auto-play preview function.

The much-maligned feature, which forced viewers to watch clips and trailers of movies as they browsed the platformB次元官网网址檚 titles, can now be disabled under account settings.

ItB次元官网网址檚 a feature that subscribers have begged the company for in order to give them control.

The company addressed the changes on its Twitter account saying: B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檝e heard the feedback loud and clear.B次元官网网址�

The backlash over auto-play intensified a number of weeks ago after Netflix released the documentary B次元官网网址淒onB次元官网网址檛 F**k With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer.B次元官网网址�

Auto-play of a trailer for the docuseries, about the international hunt for Canadian killer Luka Magnotta, included brief clips of his cat torture videos. Some viewers expressed their anger on social media over unexpectedly encountering flashes of animal cruelty footage with a feature they couldnB次元官网网址檛 disable.

Other Netflix users have complained that auto-play is especially startling when itB次元官网网址檚 triggered as they hover over a particular title.

Netflix already made it possible for viewers to deactivate an auto-play feature that kicks viewers to the next episode of a TV series, which is used to encourage binge watching.

David Friend, The Canadian Press

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