Video auto play in safari

I'm using an iPad 2 and have upgraded to ios6. Now, when I open a web page that has embedded video, it auto-plays and then I have to search all over the page to find the video to stop it. It's extremely annoying. Is there some setting that I need to change to make it stop?
Thanks

I confirmed that the inclusion of the autoplay attribute in the HTML5 video tag does indeed cause autoplay in iOS 6 (I went to the nearby Apple Store and tried a test page on the iPhone 4, the iPhone 4S, the iPhone 5 and the new iPod Touch eschewing the iPads since mine are already upgraded to iOS 6).
HOWEVER, the latest version of the Safari Developers Guide I could find in Apple's development sites still clearly states that this should not be possible in Mobile Safari as a safeguard against eating up users' data without their permission.
Thus, I'm curious whether this was an intentional change on Apple's part or some bug that got through the QA process for iOS 6.
Has anyone been able to find official documentation from Apple clearly stating that autoplay should now work in Mobile Safari?
Thanks!

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Hey there iosamitg,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like any webpage you go to that has a video, starts the video automatically without you first tapping it to play it. I have a few recommendations for you here:
First I would start by closing all the running apps on the phone:
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Swipe left or right until you have located the app you wish to close.
Swipe the app up to close it.
From: iOS: Force an app to close
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5137
When you have done that, next I would restart your iPhone.
iOS: Turning off and on (restarting) and resetting
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430
If the issue persists after that, I would try backing up your phone to iTunes, then restore your phone.
iOS: How to back up and restore your content
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
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