cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/45484461

Only found them by coincidence ;)

1️⃣ In "/settings/preferences/appearance" under "Advanced settings" you can find the option to "Warn me before posting media without alt text"

You can see the error message I see whenever I forget alttext in the second image hehe

2️⃣ When you post an image with text in it, you can simply use the magic AI feature "Add text from image". It usually works very well!

Alt text: "Screenshot of the warning you get with the warning for missing alt enabled. "Add alt text? Your post contains media without alt text. Adding descriptions helps make your content accessible to more people." Below it are 3 buttons "Cancel" "Post anyway" and "Add alt text"

Alt text: "Screenshot of the alt text window, the option "Add text from image" is circled in red.

This is how that "AI" option described the text of the image I posted: "Describe this for people with visual impairments. 1500 Add text from image"

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/45437770

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

I don't have admin access to the Bluesky account, but the information would be good to share on Mastodon IMO.

Rss.app can make an RSS feed of a Bluesky profile, but it requires a paid subscription. Are there any better ways? (I had assumed there would be a tool specifically for this but I haven't found one).

The title sounds overly negative but idk how else to ask. Is there a list of known conservative / corporate owned / generally shady Mastodon instances that I can block outright? I don't want to go searching for them, but I also don't want to stumble upon posts from them either, so I'd appreciate a list of confirmed shitty servers to essentially copy and paste.

The third in our blog post series is by our Community Director, Hannah - sharing our work and ideas around how to grow and nurture the community, for everyone. #Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialWeb

There's one person I follow who posts far more than everyone else I follow combined. I just don't see anything except their posts now. Is there a way to continue following them but not see every single thing they post / reshare?

I've tried muting them for 24 hours at a time, but it's awkward and doesn't really solve the problem. I think I'll have to unfollow them if there's isn't a mechanism to deal with this.

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/02/connecting-the-world-through-thriving-online-communities/