News & Reviews:   epilepsy

Have you ever thought of those flashing GIFs you post or repost on social media could be harmful to certain people? Yes, there are possibilities they could be. Twitter has found out that some users are bypassing the autoplay settings, and post animated images using the Animated PNG (APNG) file format to attack the others. The flashing images can actually cause people with photosensitive epilepsy to have seizures.