Alt-text is really a big cultural differentiator for Mastodon. Twitter has it, but it's pretty rare to see people use it. Threads doesn't have it at all! And with regards to scicomm specifically, it's a perfect example of how accessibility improves the experience for everyone. I can break down a dense, hard to understand figure that people with vision would still find confusing. To me, alt-text is a non-negotiable requirement of good science communication.
@dantheclamman thank you Dan. 🙏
@dantheclamman I also like inserting my interpretation of my photographs on alt-texts. They should be mandatory.
@dantheclamman I believe #Threads has the feature, but maybe not the culture? Apparently, on Threads, if you don't add alt-text then it gets added for you.
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