A Grand Jury Just Called Tweeting an Animated GIF 'Assault With a Deadly Weapon'

A Texas grand jury has charged a Maryland man with “aggravated assault with a deadly weapon” after authorities say he tweeted an animated flashing GIF designed to trigger Newsweek journalist Kurt Eichenwald’s epilepsy last year, “immediately” causing him to have a seizure.

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Source: Gizmodo – A Grand Jury Just Called Tweeting an Animated GIF ‘Assault With a Deadly Weapon’