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So let me get this straight… #Threads collects massive amounts of data, the platform is full of brands and celebrities, AND it uses an algorithm-driven feed. It tracks users, serves ads, and has quickly filled up, according to reports, with trolls, Nazis and the far right. Oh, and the site makes a shadow account for everyone with an Instagram profile, whether they want to participate or not. But still new users are flocking to the platform?? It’s a case of FOMO, and I don’t think it will last. F*ck Zuck and the corporate trojan horse he rode in on. Very disappointed in those I know who have bought the BS. That’s all I have to say on the matter. #TwitterMigration #TwitterMigrants #SocialMedia #Meta #Zuckerberg

—@CharlieMcHenry

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Don’t Override Screen Reader Pronunciation by Adrian RoselliAdrian Roselli (adrianroselli.com)
When many devs, testers, and authors first start listening to content through a screen reader, they are surprised to hear dates, pricing, names, abbreviations, acronyms, etc. announced differently than they expect. With the best of intentions (or branding panic) they may seek to force screen readers to announce content as…
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Me: there is an ongoing problem of a lack of empathy for disabled people within bike infrastructure advocacy circles.

Way too many bike people: deluge me with replies which directly and perfectly demonstrate that lack of empathy with its most common iteration: the assumption of what disability looks like, what disabled people need, and how the thing that’s exactly what they want must by all means be good for disabled people too.

—@amaditalks