#AudioEye Is Suing Me

On Wednesday March 8, 2023, a man who turned out to be a process server came to my house and delivered a stack of papers — a 30 page lawsuit from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP along with Buffalo-area firm Phillips Lytle LLP, both representing AudioEye, Inc. The…

Adrian Roselli

Additional context for my followers who might not be in the know: AudioEye is an accessibility overlay, a type of product that claims to give websites a generic solution to accessibility with a simple JavaScript snippet. These scams have been going for years now. In my opinion, they're more about cashing in on the fear of lawsuits than actually serving disabled users.

@aardrian

@matt @aardrian Speaking of, did you ever figure out the automated release process for AccessiByeBye? I currently use uBlock Origin to block this particular overlay at work, but would appreciate an update post August 2021.