I don’t know what a .webp file is but I don’t like it. They’re like a filthy prank version of the image/gif you’re looking for. They make you jump through all these hoops to find the original versions of the files that you can actually do anything with.

Edit: honestly I assumed it had something to do with Google protecting themselves from image piracy shit

  • lapingvino@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    look up mp3 – that didn’t become public domain until pretty recently (I think 2017?)

    not an uncommon thing really