I've been thinking a lot about the Fediverse ALT issue.

Some people are annoyed by posts without Alttext, & others get reminded¹ to add it.

The core question is: How can we improve accessibility?

Proposal: ☑️ Add a user filter to hide media posts without AltTag ☑️ Reduced engagement on hidden posts would encourage adding Alt text ☑️ People who need accessibility wouldn't have to encounter unlabeled media

If this gets traction, I'll open a Mastodon GitHub issue (maybe on others too?).

¹ https://mastodon.social/@madeindex/113996311493021102

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[–] frischkaesbagett@feddit.org 4 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

I created a github issue for alt Text warn before post and the developer immediatly started to work and it seems like he improved it really fast: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui/pull/4021

10/10 can recommend would do it again

Edit: added rating

[–] madeindex@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

wow that is fast!!! Mastodon is definitely slower in this particular case! Somebody sent me a similar ticket from 2024 ;)