[salehenrahman]

Videos--more specifically mp4 videos--can be embedded into web pages. They just don't autoplay on mobile browsers.

Hence why there is a push for alternatives to Gif/APNG and mp4/webm. We want a video-like animation, that plays on page load.

Now, the real question is, why don't mp4s play when we hit play?

I can only speculate, but I think it's because mp4s are streamable media, where a troll can simply decide to keep streaming mp4s and drain the user's bandwidth. (Never mind the fact that it is also a problem with Gifs.)

[tallanvor]

> We want a video-like animation, that plays on page load.

Not all of us want that. In fact many of us would rather decide for ourselves whether or not to play an animation, sound or not.