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View submission: Reddit's Recently Announced API Changes, and the future of the /r/blind subreddit
Is anyone looking into tackling this issue via an ADA lawsuit? There have been some small successes recently with lawsuits classifying the internet as a public space that accessibility laws apply to and if we could put together a class-action on this basis, it could go a long way in helping not just the blind community of Reddit, but accessibility on the internet in general. I'm not sure if the ACLU would take this on, but if they don't, maybe we could fundraise to pay a legal group to get it going? I'll definitely donate if that's something the mods want to do.
Comment by [deleted] at 06/06/2023 at 17:59 UTC
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Comment by [deleted] at 05/06/2023 at 18:49 UTC
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Comment by MostlyBlindGamer at 04/06/2023 at 18:25 UTC
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There have been some successful ADA suits for web accessibility. It could be worth considering.
Comment by fastfinge at 04/06/2023 at 22:21 UTC
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The first issue with this is that most of the mods aren't in the US. I'm Canadian, and a lot of the other members of the team are elsewhere. So we don't have standing, because US laws, while they do apply to Reddit, don't apply to us. The second issue is that beating people with a legal stick to make them become accessible often doesn't work. Especially on a website like Reddit, where culture and community are so important, I'm not sure this would have the result we might wish for. Instead, we're better to make common cause with our fellow sighted users, who are also upset about losing the third party apps we love. If Reddit won't make a change when everyone, disabled or not, is protesting, I would rather leave and find community elsewhere than get embroiled in an endless legal battle with dubious results.