@AlinaLeonova Yes, saw this, thank you!
And yeah, I've read about people getting blocked without being rude or snarky when providing alt text, I think some people just get too defensive about this, see it as a judgement no matter how you phrase your reply.
And genuinely I don't know what the best solution is here.
In the article I shared in my original post, it's clear that the interface and available tools can make a big difference.
How to change the culture though? I'm not so sure!
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@stefan @AlinaLeonova I know that, for a while at least, some artists resisted adding alt text on the premise that it could be used by AI scrapers to identify the contents of their work, which […]
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I am strongly on the opinion that "alt text" itself is the wrong solution
What i mean is, i would be strongly prefer if the standard would be to have much more "normal" […]
@stefan How to change the culture is the most important question! Tools are definitely important. Posts from blind users who say how alt-text impacts their experience have made a big impression […]
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