Re:Twitter bans animated PNG files after attackers targeted ...
by krapp on Monday December 23, 2019 @11:05PM
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>Honestly, reading this article was the first time I saw a documented case of strobes causing seizures
It's been common knowledge at least since the Porygon episode of Pokemon[0] in the late 90s.
>It's possible (and this is purely speculation) that the attacker sent the strobe to give some comedic punch to the statement "you deserve a seizure" not expecting or hoping that it would actually cause a seizure.
It's possible but knowing people and the internet, it's more likely they were hoping an actual seizure would be the "comedic punch."
It's been common knowledge at least since the Porygon episode of Pokemon[0] in the late 90s.
>It's possible (and this is purely speculation) that the attacker sent the strobe to give some comedic punch to the statement "you deserve a seizure" not expecting or hoping that it would actually cause a seizure.
It's possible but knowing people and the internet, it's more likely they were hoping an actual seizure would be the "comedic punch."
[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denn%C5%8D_Senshi_Porygon