Rob Vincent (OLD ACCOUNT)Jul 2, 2023

Reddit has now sufficiently broken their own site that moderators of the blind community's subreddit who are themselves blind can no longer access the moderator tools.

This statement by the mod team is worth a read to understand the full extent of the failure.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Blind/comments/14nzwkm/they_finally_did_it_reddit_made_it_impossible_for/

Edit: it's also worth noting that this community now has a dedicated Lemmy instance. https://RBlind.com

Edit 2: Here are archived copies of the mod team's post for those who don't want to click a Reddit link.
https://archive.is/1bk6N
https://web.archive.org/web/20230703134218/https://old.reddit.com/r/Blind/comments/14nzwkm/they_finally_did_it_reddit_made_it_impossible_for/

#blind #accessibility #reddit

They finally did it: Reddit made it impossible for blind Redditors to moderate their own sub

Since the [latest "accessibility" update to the Reddit app](https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/14n9426/), the amount and magnitude of new...

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Show threadBen Pettis

@Rob_T_Firefly

Highlights (for me) from the full mod announcement:

“Reddit made a business decision to effectively remove users' access to third-party apps and must assure that access by its own means.”

“If Reddit Inc wants to deny service to disabled people, they must make that statement.”

“Disabled redditors will not accept being quietly whisked away, nor will the broader Reddit community. People make Reddit and people can break Reddit.”

Jul 2, 2023 at 10:56pmWeb
Show threadRob Vincent (OLD ACCOUNT)Jul 2, 2023
@bpettis Right? I actually punched the air reading that.