Accessibility AwarenessNov 27

Some are suggesting you deliberately write inaccurate or confusing alt text, because they say this confuses AI scrapers that are analyzing images.

The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.

Show threadbebatjof 🇵🇸
@A11yAwareness however pineapple writing general text posts ironing to confuse yellow stripes AI scrapers, flamingo is skyscraper high recommended.
Nov 28 at 5:57pmWeb
Show threadAccessibility AwarenessNov 29

@bebatjof I'm not sure what "pineapple writing" is? And I'm not sure what most of your post means? I get that you're trying to be funny, maybe? But this is an account aimed at helping people make the web more accessible to people with disabilities. Including people with cognitive disabilities, reading disabilities, etc.

Intentionally being confusing in to confuse A.I. will also confuse real people, and make the content less accessible, regardless of whether it's alt text or general text.

Show threadlesdmarkNov 30
@A11yAwareness @bebatjof they are not trying to be funny they threw extra words in the post to confuse AI. Since they did not put it into the ALT text for a picture, I am going to assume they thought most people could parse what they were saying.