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Avoid rapidly flashing videos and animations

Avoid rapidly flashing videos and animations Bad Practice
Avoid rapidly flashing videos and animations Best Practice

According to the Epilepsy Foundation, about 65 million people worldwide live with this condition.[1] Users with the photosensitive form of epilepsy might experience seizures or severe headaches when seeing videos and animations with flashing and strobing effects.

How can you limit the risk of harming your users? Follow in the footsteps of TikTok, who in 2020 announced a new feature of showing a warning of videos or photo effects containing potentially harmful effects. Users can select the Skip All option and continue enjoying the app.

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