Twitter does the same, and I (along with other people) hate it. I mean... nice that it saves data, but I can't save it. To download an image is SO simple, but have to rely on 3rd party services to convert the video back to gif if I want to post it as gif on twitter later, or send as gif on whatsapp.
I know enough about the debugging terminals in Chrome and Firefox to just "save-as" the .mp4 file itself. So I personally haven't had any problems with saving or sharing .mp4s. (Most commonly: grabbing some animated .mp4 meme and copy/pasting it into Discord)
But yes: its weird that Chrome / Firefox don't have easy-to-use "save as" buttons on .mp4s. But just grab the .mp4 and share the .mp4 on whatever services you use.
Increasingly, it seems like .mp4 is becoming the new gif. Its not quite as user friendly yet, but there's all sorts of advantages compared to .gif.
> I know enough about the debugging terminals in Chrome and Firefox to just "save-as" the .mp4 file itself.
Right, so this just don't work for like 90% of the population, or when you are on mobile, right?
Edit: what I mentioned about saving the mp4 and having problem later is: if I save the video and then try to re-share it on Twitter, it will be shared as a video, and not as a gif - or at least that was the case last time I tried
