A few short years ago, the more popular and mainstream social sharing websites like Twitter and Facebook did not support GIFs. GIFs were up and coming and became more widely used as memes and reaction posts. GIFs originated as embeddable moving images that could be inserted into PowerPoint slideshows and websites from 2002. Since then, however, GIFs have become more mainstream as they are easier for sharing a quick video clip which doesn't require audio or uses captions instead. Twitter wants to make sure it has all bases covered when it comes to sharing. Which is why the company has...
Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/twitter_now_supports_gifs_up_to_15mb-news-19337.php
