{"id":32484,"date":"2019-12-24T11:17:42","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T11:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/c6bb40e1-f4fb-4d19-bbd5-9dc5760d3e2f"},"modified":"2019-12-24T11:17:42","modified_gmt":"2019-12-24T11:17:42","slug":"twitter-bans-animated-png-files-from-tweets-because-of-epilepsy-safety-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/twitter-bans-animated-png-files-from-tweets-because-of-epilepsy-safety-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter bans animated PNG files from tweets because of epilepsy safety concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zdnet1.cbsistatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2019\/08\/13\/765bea6f-14c4-4fa8-aad8-a520af0e2933\/thumbnail\/770x578\/631e3793bd02d7029c72c45146ffdc7e\/twitter-may-have-shared-user-data-with-a-5d4d931416e22d00012a3aae-1-aug-13-2019-12-43-38-poster.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Twitter has said&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TwitterA11y\/status\/1209172620123394048?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-component=\"externalLink\">that it will now block<\/a>&nbsp;animated PNG (APNG) files because the format doesn&#8217;t respect autoplay settings and posed a threat to &#8220;the safety of people with sensitivity to motion and flashing imagery, including those with epilepsy&#8221;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The social media giant said the bug in Twitter had allowed users to add multiple APNGs. &#8220;APNGs ignore our safeguards and can cause performance issues for the app and your device. Today we&#8217;re fixing the bug which will no longer allow APNGs to animate when Tweeted,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TwitterSupport\/status\/1209171739374014465\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-component=\"externalLink\">Twitter Support said in a tweet<\/a>.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>APNG files already on Twitter will remain on the social network but the company will prevent users from uploading new ones. According to a report on <a href=\"https:\/\/au.finance.yahoo.com\/news\/2019-12-23-twitter-blocks-apng-stop-seizures.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAK29b9Ior9hXuUplCWBv2KGZPqqDkqO6dpH5mbCZatycOD80Af5l9vbs5kZJU5FBXimGhRXln4cFdW9T2_IKdi2nuk-xOmXazwtu_kMY0cgDnD0Pipws7kZmm8YkJhrI2DEZGpMXU-k8tTS--YXRAm4m36ZjCWQTrIVeSzHgooe1&amp;guccounter=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-component=\"externalLink\">Yahoo news<\/a>, Twitter said it was unaware of the bug being used to misuse APNGs but was making the move to avoid the possibility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/resource-library\/whitepapers\/10-tips-for-new-cybersecurity-pros-free-pdf\/?ftag=CMG-01-10aaa1b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-component=\"externalLink\"><strong>10 tips for new cybersecurity pros<\/strong><\/a> <strong>(free PDF)<\/strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The move by Twitter comes soon after the Epilepsy Foundation announced it had filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/epilepsy-foundation-files-criminal-complaint-over-seizure-inducing-videos-posted-on-twitter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">criminal complaint<\/a> with US law enforcement over attacks that used its handle and hashtags to post flashing and strobing lights, which it said were designed to trigger seizures in epilepsy sufferers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epilepsy.com\/release\/2019\/12\/epilepsy-foundation-files-criminal-complaint-and-requests-investigation-response\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-component=\"externalLink\">According to the foundation<\/a>, the attacks were timed to coincide with National Epilepsy Awareness Month, which is when people with epilepsy are more likely to be following the organization&#8217;s Twitter feed. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These attacks are no different than a person carrying a strobe light into a convention of people with epilepsy and seizures, with the intention of inducing seizures and thereby causing significant harm to the participants,&#8221; said Allison Nichol, Esq., director of legal advocacy for the Epilepsy Foundation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<section class=\"sharethrough-top\" data-component=\"medusaContentRecommendation\" data-medusa-content-recommendation-options=\"{&quot;promo&quot;:&quot;promo_zd_recommendation_sharethrough_top_in_article_desktop&quot;,&quot;spot&quot;:&quot;dfp-in-article&quot;}\">\n<\/section>\n<p>The organization noted that people with epilepsy may not be aware that they&#8217;re sensitive to strobing lights until they have a seizure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It estimates that about 3% of people with epilepsy are vulnerable to seizures when exposed to flashing lights at certain intensities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/sim-swap-horror-story-ive-lost-decades-of-data-and-google-wont-lift-a-finger\/\"><strong>SIM swap horror story: I&#8217;ve lost decades of data and Google won&#8217;t lift a finger<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jacqueline French, M.D., chief medical and innovation officer of the Epilepsy Foundation and professor of Neurology at NYU Langone Health&#8217;s Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, said the population of people with photosensitive epilepsy is small, but the impact on them can be &#8220;quite serious&#8221;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many are not even aware they have photosensitivity until they have a seizure,&#8221; French said.<\/p>\n<p> READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/twitter-bans-animated-png-files-from-tweets-because-of-epilepsy-safety-concerns\/#ftag=RSSbaffb68\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bug allowed multiple APNGs to be added to a tweet &#8211; but no more.<br \/>\nREAD MORE 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