⚠️ DO NOT USE FLASHING IMAGES OR FLASHING EMOJI. Flashing lights can cause seizures and physical danger to people with photosensitive epilepsy. There's more info about this in relation to Mastodon...
p.s. Someone asked what kind of flashing is dangerous, the following might be useful.
According to https://www.epilepsy.org.uk/info/seizure-triggers/photosensitive-epilepsy the frequencies are as follows:
10 to 25 Hz
Flash rate range that is most likely to cause a seizure in people with photosensitive epilepsy
3 Hz
Slowest flash rate that could trigger a seizure for some people
60 Hz
Fastest flash rate that could trigger a seizure for some people
(Hz or Hertz is how many times a second the light is flashing)
According to https://www.epilepsy.org.uk/info/seizure-triggers/photosensitive-epilepsy the frequencies are as follows:
10 to 25 Hz
Flash rate range that is most likely to cause a seizure in people with photosensitive epilepsy
3 Hz
Slowest flash rate that could trigger a seizure for some people
60 Hz
Fastest flash rate that could trigger a seizure for some people
(Hz or Hertz is how many times a second the light is flashing)