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    1. …in reply to @undefined
      @Science_glamour In this case it was not the use of gifs per se that I reacted most strongly to, but the joking and laughing about a neurological disorder. That said, there are people who are vulnerable to to photo-sensitive seizures. For example: telegraph.co.uk/technology/2019/12/20/deafening-silence-social-media-companies-epilepsy-cyber-attacks/
  1. …in reply to @axbom
    @Science_glamour Generally, it is the pace of flashing animation that will pose dangers. Accessibility guidelines talk about not flashing anything more than 3 times per second. Color often matters as well, red being the worst cuprit. Here's a good walkthrough: developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/Seizure_disorders