nostr:npub1enzazs0wcxxkgs32q0ztxqc2k2w2ld396ltqnz2eeg73sxd6rsfq6fe904 Another problem is that nowadays almost everyone understands "gifs" to be just a name for shortform animations.

In reality the .gif file format is nearly extinct. Nearly all of the "gifs" you see presented by social media applications actually use more modern formats such as apng, webp, webm or mp4 in reality. 

They are lying to you about gifs.