Somehow, even as more people started getting high-speed internet and video streaming became more mainstream, GIFs still remain intensely popular. As attention spans continue to shorten, GIFs make more sense. They’re the TLDRs of video. But because a GIF is technically an image, you can’t prevent it from playing automatically with click-to-play plugins and the like. But don’t worry, there are ways to stop it. The technique is jus ta little different for each browser. Chrome In Chrome, it’s super easy. Just download the Google-made extension called Animation Policy. You can use it to disable animations completely, or force them to play only once….
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