Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoMastodon is working to add the controversial 'quote posts' feature | TechCrunchtechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkMastodon is working to add the controversial 'quote posts' feature | TechCrunchtechcrunch.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square54fedilink
minus-squarelmmarsano@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-27 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-squaresteve_awesome@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoAtleast mastodon supports image descriptions pretty well, so it would be possible to make the posted screenshot accessible.
minus-squarelmmarsano@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoPossible, unlikely, worse. The most accessible content is native text with the full content structure of the original.
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.