Post Az3r06DHOR8VAlAbgW by karlggestd@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #Az3jyqXPUMd6aV2dSy by leonieke@squilla.vitaulium.eu
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       @_elena Agree! I try not to boost any posts where there is not ALT text for the images/photos, and I have unfollowed people who seem to refuse adding ALT text while they do use a large amount of tags.
       
 (DIR) Post #Az3kdw3Nt0aZZEadPs by leonieke@squilla.vitaulium.eu
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       @_elena I do not check the Explore posts, but I see what you mean. The screenshots of written text withou ALT are especially annoying: why make text that can be read by everyone completely unreadable by screenshotting it? At least copy/paste the text of your screenshot into the ALT? It's not a big thing to do, and it's much easier than trying to describe an image so that the image becomes accessible to everyone.
       
 (DIR) Post #Az3mYgDtW3Mqvk7yts by leonieke@squilla.vitaulium.eu
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       @_elena Pfffff someone who only sends and does not receive: very X-like behaviour and not at all what people seem to like here in Fedi.
       
 (DIR) Post #Az3r06DHOR8VAlAbgW by karlggestd@mastodon.social
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       @_elenaSome apps do that, i e. Fedilab
       
 (DIR) Post #Az43wP18puqZjr3nKC by stefan@gardenstate.social
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       @_elena i keep hoping they add plugin support so folks can build their own little features like this. a great way to test new ideas.
       
 (DIR) Post #Az44OuLnvwIP1dJkLw by byteborg@chaos.social
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       @_elena Fedilab has this.
       
 (DIR) Post #Az4EdBIeiF0JBjI0ci by TimeLime@mastodon.social
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       @_elena #IceCubesApp also has this option
       
 (DIR) Post #Az4Leue0JAv9n2311M by renwillis@mstdn.social
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       @_elena Respectfully, but why are we shaming users over alt text when tools exist to create alt text? It's akin to shaming consumers to recycle while Coca cola cranks out plastic.Alt text can be super challenging for folks, especially text-heavy & visually complex or abstract images.I'm vehemently against AI Slop machines, but AI accessibility tools exist and could & should be baked into the Fediverse.It'll be far more effective than alt text policing & shaming.
       
 (DIR) Post #Az4ParnXLeYZcXphFw by renwillis@mstdn.social
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       @_elena I agree you, specifically, aren't alt text shaming, but it is rife on the platformMy issue is that we keep expecting users to fix the issue when there are already tools to help. I don't think pop ups or discouraging information sharing boosts because a user didn't include alt text is a viable solution.We have the capabilities to automatically generate alt text, let's use them @Gargron <3