[w3ctag/design-reviews] Other Spec Review: CSS scroll-axis-lock (Issue #1248)

DavMila created an issue (w3ctag/design-reviews#1248)

### Specification

https://drafts.csswg.org/css-overflow-5/

### Explainer

https://https://github.com/explainers-by-googlers/scroll-axis-lock

### Links

- An introduction to the feature, aimed at unfamiliar audiences: [Explainer: Introduction](https://github.com/explainers-by-googlers/scroll-axis-lock#introduction)  <!-- Can be the specification's or explainer's introduction, or another section. -->
- A description of the problems that end-users were facing before this proposal: [Explainer: Introduction](https://github.com/explainers-by-googlers/scroll-axis-lock#introduction) <!-- See https://w3ctag.github.io/explainer-explainer/#end-user-need -->
- Alternatives considered: [Explainer: Considered Alternatives](https://github.com/explainers-by-googlers/scroll-axis-lock#introduction)  <!-- See https://w3ctag.github.io/explainer-explainer/#alternatives -->
- Examples of how to use the proposal to solve the end-users' problems: [Explainer: Use Cases](https://github.com/explainers-by-googlers/scroll-axis-lock#how-it-solves-the-use-cases)  <!-- See https://w3ctag.github.io/explainer-explainer/#describe-proposal -->
- What do the end-users experience with this proposal: On web pages that disable axis locking, users will be able to pan and scroll diagonally without the browser forcibly snapping their gesture to a single axis.  <!-- See https://w3ctag.github.io/explainer-explainer/#describe-proposal -->
- User research you did to validate the problem and/or design, if any: not user research but [this comment](https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/13207#issuecomment-3746914407) demonstrates the developer interest in the feature.
- Web Platform Tests:  [WPTs](https://wpt.fyi/results/css/css-overflow/scroll-axis-lock.html)<!-- Or other tests if this is not a web platform feature. -->


### The specification

- [x] Follows the [Web Platform Design Principles](https://www.w3.org/TR/design-principles/).
- [x] Includes Security and Privacy Considerations sections based on answers to the [Security/Privacy Questionnaire](https://www.w3.org/TR/security-privacy-questionnaire/).

### Where and by whom is the work is being done?

- GitHub repo: None
- Primary contacts:
  - David Awogbemila (@DavMila), Google, Spec Writing ([PR](https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/pull/14152))
  - Robert Flack (@flackr), Google, [Initial Proposal](https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/13207#issue-3719960794)
- Organization/project driving the specification: Google
- This work is being funded by: Google
- Primary standards group developing this feature: CSS Working Group (CSSWG) ([Resolution](https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/13207#issuecomment-3808193000))
- Group intended to standardize this work: CSSWG <!-- if different from the current group -->
- Incubation and standards groups that have discussed the design:
  - [CSSWG](https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/13207#issuecomment-3808193000) <!-- Include a link to minutes or issues in this group if possible. -->

### Feedback so far

- Multi-stakeholder feedback:
  - Chromium comments: Chromium proposed the feature.
  - Mozilla comments: https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/1435 <!-- And/or other places they've given feedback -->
  - WebKit comments: http://github.com/WebKit/standards-positions/issues/698 <!-- And/or other places they've given feedback -->
- Major unresolved issues with or opposition to this specification: None currently
- Status/issue trackers for implementations: [Chrome Status](https://chromestatus.com/feature/5908461532610560)

### You should also know that...

Please Note: The feature will be specified in [css-overflow-5](https://drafts.csswg.org/css-overflow-5/) when this [PR](https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/pull/14152) lands.

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