This is really the way it should be. Browsers should support a click to animate setting for GIFs for accessibility.
Anyway, as of today, that’s not the case… but I’ve already linked to plugins that do this.
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IE — already works, hit esc to stop all animation. Well done IE! You’re the bestestest!
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Firefox — SuperStop – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)
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Chrome — https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gif-jam-animation-stopper/bclnijbemellankmoaafepibbboobalb