Twitter blocks animated PNGs to prevent ‘unpleasant’ experiences
Twitterhas decided to block the sharing of a certain file type on its platform, all in hopes of preserving a positive experience. This week, Twitter officially announced (viaEngadget) that it is removing the ability to animate PNG files on the platform. This is due in part to a report that individuals on Twitter hijacked the Epilepsy Foundation’s Twitter feed and flooded it with animated PNG files. And, as noted by Twitter, those uploads with that content do not “respect autoplay settings”....