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Twitter has a prominent checkbox in the setting allowing you to turn off autoplaying of videos and GIFs. Given that most are not epileptic, and that Eichenwald
by concinds 10y ago
Twitter has a prominent checkbox in the setting allowing you to turn off autoplaying of videos and GIFs. Given that most are not epileptic, and that Eichenwald is, he should have had the mindfulness to check whether the platform could be adapted to his needs.
- pekk 10y agoYou are implying that it is Eichenwald's fault and the attacker should be exonerated. Right?
- concinds 10y agoNo. Please avoid two-dimensional thinking. The attacker is still responsible.
- antidaily 10y agoProminence of that setting is debatable.
- concinds 10y agoThe checkbox is present in Twitter's main settings page (the one you land on immediately after clicking "Settings", not a subsection) and is also above-the-fold. Also, I just found out he said a few months ago: "I was carrying my iPad, looking at the still image on the video and, without thinking, touched the PLAY button." So it seems he's aware of it.
- kevinbowman 10y agoFrom his writing about this in Newsweek [0]: > I was carrying my iPad, looking at the still image on the video and, without thinking, touched the PLAY button. Sounds like autoplay was already turned off. [0] http://www.newsweek.com/epileptogenic-pepe-video-507417 http://www.newsweek.com/epileptogenic-pepe-video-507417