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writing ALT text is, first and foremost, the right thing to do. like curbcuts, accessibility benefits everyone.

in addition to making media accessible to screen reader users, writing good ALT:

» Allows blocking or hiding posts if there are filtered keywords in the ALT

» Is translated along with body text, if your instance supports autotranslation

» Makes your posts searchable with any words in the ALT

» Lets people on low bandwidth connections decide if they want to load the media