Icy ΘΔ&6d ago

Is there any way on Mastodon to automatically filter out image posts with no alt text?

Edit: think I've got my answer- thanks y'all!
Edit 2: Copy-pasting my reply to compile the solutions from the comments: The best solution for my usecase (mobile on iOS) is Martin Wenisch's fork of Phanpy (https://mastodon.cesko.digital/@mwenisch/116249807965211752)  but if you're on Android the Moshidon app client is also an option and if you're on PC there's uBlock and Tampermokey scripts (https://neilzone.co.uk/2024/02/suppressing-posts-containing-images-with-no-alt-text-in-the-mastodon-advanced-web-ui-via-ublock-origin/ & https://social.jpoesen.com/@jpoesen/116250073497451531)

Martin Wenisch (@[email protected])

@[email protected] I did a quick fork of Phanpy (web client) that hides posts with images without alt text. It's on the client side: https://github.com/cheeaun/phanpy/compare/main...martinwenisch:phanpy:main I wonder if this would be an option. It'll be hard to push it to the upstream, as it's out of their scope. But if enough people would use it, I'd polish it with a settings switch and try. Deployment of the changes here: https://phanpy.muhu.digital

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Show threaddet (θΔ)6d ago
@cryptids i would *love* this, but
last i looked into it, no
Show threadIcy ΘΔ&

@det Yeah I did some looking into it and all I could find was a uBlock filter for it (and an old feature request thread on Github) :/

Shame, I guess I'll just resort to muting people or something 

Mar 17 at 5:21pmWeb
Show threaddet (θΔ)5d ago
@cryptids i suppose that might work
i generally just try to avoid following folks who dont do media with alt text, usually if they alt text media most of what they boost will have alt text too, even if they dont care about if others do alt text or not
Show threadu04217934d ago
@cryptids @det on the flipside, however, I’m trying out this new instance of catodon for a while, and I note that if one tries to post an image without bothering to fill in at least something in the alt text, it has a special leg that reaches out and boots you in the crotch.

[offstage whisper]

Oh wait, not a boot, it politely tells you to do your alt text you bastard

[offstage whisper again]

No bastard. It just tells you to do the alt text.
Show threadJos Geluk4d ago

@u0421793 these offstage whispers... Do you hear them often? Are you hearing them now? 🤔

@det @cryptids

Show threaddet (θΔ)4d ago
@u0421793 @cryptids very nice to see more frontends doing this
some do it, but in my opinion it should be a lot more standard for this to be the case
Show threadLuna4d ago
@cryptids Can you please share the filter?
Show threadIcy ΘΔ&4d ago
@Luna Yeah I'll see if I can find it again and link it in a bit
Show threadIcy ΘΔ&4d ago
@Luna This is the website where I found the uBlock filter! https://neilzone.co.uk/2024/02/suppressing-posts-containing-images-with-no-alt-text-in-the-mastodon-advanced-web-ui-via-ublock-origin/
Suppressing posts containing images with no alt text in the Mastodon advanced web UI via uBlock Origin

I am a happy fediverse user, and one of the things I really like about it is that many people add high quality alt text to their posts, to make them accessible.

Show threadLizzie---4d ago
@cryptids that's what I do
Show threadacm4d ago
@cryptids I do a lot of # Alt4You replying, which sometimes helps nudge people along...