Lee Duna to FediverseEnglish • 7 days agoMastodon is working to add the controversial 'quote posts' feature | TechCrunchtechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1275arrow-down13
arrow-up1272arrow-down1external-linkMastodon is working to add the controversial 'quote posts' feature | TechCrunchtechcrunch.comLee Duna to FediverseEnglish • 7 days agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-26 days ago what’s stopping me from just screenshoting Images of text? Accessibility. So, another sacrifice at the altar of social media to deliberately break a straightforward feature at the expense of people who need accessibility. ableism +1 accessibility 0 Social media can be such trash.
minus-square@steve_awesomelinkEnglish2•6 days agoAtleast mastodon supports image descriptions pretty well, so it would be possible to make the posted screenshot accessible.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-26 days agoPossible, unlikely, worse. The most accessible content is native text with the full content structure of the original. Quoting without compromises & feeble games would be better.
Images of text? Accessibility.
So, another sacrifice at the altar of social media to deliberately break a straightforward feature at the expense of people who need accessibility.
Social media can be such trash.
Atleast mastodon supports image descriptions pretty well, so it would be possible to make the posted screenshot accessible.
Possible, unlikely, worse. The most accessible content is native text with the full content structure of the original. Quoting without compromises & feeble games would be better.