How about if you set GIF to default "off" and opt-in, so those of us with epilepsy do not have to remember set it to "off" first every time we open the browser? This is an accessibility issue. On the other hand software engineers usually don't seem to care about people with epilepsy or migraines.

We respect the prefers-reduced-motion browser setting and disable autoplay automatically if you have it on

When I open my browser, it automatically defaults to "ON" every time, regardless of where I set it.

hmm, there was unfortunately a brief period where it would default to autoplay and the setting will have persisted from then, but going forward the default value will be taken from prefers-reduced-motion unless you're saying the that the setting is not being saved?

The setting is not being saved. It seems to depend on saving a cookie in my browser. My browser automatically delete cookies on closing the browser (or it's just programmed wrong).

yes, it's saved in you're browser's local storage, so if you've got it set to clear every time it will obviously reset. however, if you turn on "Reduce motion" in your browser settings, it'll default to disabled autoplay

"Reduce motion" is not a choice in BlueSky settings. I have "ON" or "OFF." Also I notice that "Require ALT text" now defaults to "OFF." BlueSky didn't used to do that (it always stayed "ON") Accessibility is broken at this site.

1. It's a OS level setting, the "disable autoplay for gifs" setting takes it's default value from whatever you've set your computer to be. You can find it in Settings> Accessibility > Disable autoplay for GIFs 2. It's always defaulted to off

Okay that worked for GIFs now. They are disabled. As I suspected, it did not work for ALT text. I had to turn it on again.

that's good! yeah if you want to persist the ALT text setting, you should stop wiping your cookies for bsky.app every time, that's how we keep track of what you set it to

I don't know how to do that. I am not using an app on a cell phone. I am using a Web browser on a computer (in much of the United States there is no cell service: I don't own a cell phone). I'm also security-conscious: I do not allow any persistent cookies on my computer.