this post was submitted on 21 Jul 2023
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Screenshots are no more unalterable or trustworthy than text. Why not copy/pasted text and a link?
No, but everyone can access and read that in their own choice of viewing tech without problem, even on very large or very small monitors, even through automatic translation apps, even in an audio screen reader or a braille interface.
An important part of the fuel of the exodus from Reddit to here was Reddit deliberately shitting on users who happen to have special accessibility needs. Lemmy - the software and the user community - needs to be better than that to earn its place as rightful successor.
It's not a compatible format with screen readers. I'd say use a site like the Internet Archive maybe? ~Cherri