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IIRC the twitter website goes to great lengths to mangle itself to prevent ad blockers presumably. Of course this used to have the side effect of breaking sign
by olliej 4y ago
IIRC the twitter website goes to great lengths to mangle itself to prevent ad blockers presumably.
Of course this used to have the side effect of breaking significant swathes of basic browser UX, especially in areas of accessibility. I assume they’re better now than they once were, but given musk’s historical behavior I assume he won’t consider breaking something like accessibility to be bad or problematic.
- dzhiurgis 4y ago> musk’s historical behavior I assume he won’t consider breaking something like accessibility to be bad or problematic. I don't see why would he spend more to make website less accessible. Not fixing bugs - yes, just about everyone does so. But breaking it intentionally costs money. Tesla's aren't THE most accessible (by cost) EV out there, but SpaceX def is.
- optionalsquid 4y agoSupposedly the entire accessibility team got laid off [1], so there might not be anyone left to ensure that changes to existing features do not reduce accessibility nor ensure that new features are accessible. Not that I'd expect Musk to care a whole lot about concerns raised in that regard, considering that he supposedly went ahead with Twitter Blue despite significant (and well warranted) concerns from the Trust and Safety team [2]. So Twitter will probably become less and less accessible over time. [1] https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-layoffs-accessibility/ https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-layoffs-accessibility/ [2] https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-sent-musk-risks-paid-verification-before-launch-2022-11 https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-sent-musk-risks-paid...
- dragonwriter 4y ago> Tesla's aren't THE most accessible (by cost) EV out there, but SpaceX def is. SpaceX is... an accessible EV? What?
- kingofpandora 4y agoI'm pretty sure you know exactly what the poster meant ...
- dragonwriter 4y ago> I'm pretty sure you know exactly what the poster meant ... No, I don't. It obviously is trying to say something about accessibility and SpaceX, but I don't see how the sense of accessbility being discussed in the thread even applies to SpaceX, much less what claim is being made.
- kingofpandora 4y agoMost accessible (by cost) launch provider.
- Sakos 4y agoAgree. It's quite the jump going from a user-centric website to a space launch company that is used by corporations and governments. Like, okay, I guess SpaceX is extremely accessible compared to other options in the space industry, but why would that have any bearing on how accessible the Twitter website is for you and me day-to-day?
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- dzhiurgis 4y agoStarlink has created more information accessibility that twitter will ever will
- mynameisvlad 4y agoBut that’s not in any way shape or form the “accessibility” being talked about here. Just because it’s the same word does not mean it’s the same meaning.
- olliej 4y agoAccessibility is not a by cost thing, and you aren't paying to break accessibility, you're paying to break scraping and maintaining accessibility when doing so costs money. It also requires having engineers working to keep the site accessible, but musk fired them.