I read alt texts from images for you - just mention me in the reply to an image! (alt texts are a cool & accessible way to describe images - see pinned tweet)
Joined February 2018
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27 Jun 2021
For clarification: This bot can only read alt text that has been manually added by the person who tweeted it (here's how to do that: help.twitter.com/en/using-tw…) – if you want to automatically generate a description for an image, I'd recommend @captions_please
23 Jan 2020
Mention me in a tweet with an image or in a reply to a tweet with an image and I will read that image's alt text for you. Alt texts make your tweets more accessible by providing (hidden) image descriptions - here's the official twitter tutorial for that: help.twitter.com/en/using-tw…
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2 Feb 2023
This bot will probably stop working next week.
It's been a long time coming at this point, but I'm still disappointed.
Thanks to everyone who helped make this hellsite more accessible! ❤️
2 Feb 2023
Starting February 9, we will no longer support free access to the Twitter API, both v2 and v1.1. A paid basic tier will be available instead 🧵
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15 Jul 2022
Hey @AltTxtReminder! Welcome to the club of accessibility bots that have finally become obsolete!
We’ve been talking about it.
You’ve been asking for it.
We’ve been working on it.
Today, we launched it: the image description reminder!
It’s live to 10% of global Twitter across Android, iOS, and Web. 🧵 (1 of 6)
ALT Screenshot of the image description reminder modal. The text says: Don’t forget to make your image accessible. Good image descriptions are concise yet detailed. Be sure to summarize or write out any text in the image itself. Your description makes Twitter accessible to people with disabilities, and everyone who wants more context. You can turn off this reminder in Accessibility Settings. The first button says Add descriptions. The second button says Not this time.
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We’ve been talking about it.
You’ve been asking for it.
We’ve been working on it.
Today, we launched it: the image description reminder!
It’s live to 10% of global Twitter across Android, iOS, and Web. 🧵 (1 of 6)
ALT Screenshot of the image description reminder modal. The text says: Don’t forget to make your image accessible. Good image descriptions are concise yet detailed. Be sure to summarize or write out any text in the image itself. Your description makes Twitter accessible to people with disabilities, and everyone who wants more context. You can turn off this reminder in Accessibility Settings. The first button says Add descriptions. The second button says Not this time.
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8 Apr 2022
Looks like I finally became obsolete 🥳
I’ll stick around for now, but you should be able to check alt text without me now!
As promised, the ALT badge and exposed image descriptions go global today.
Over the past month, we fixed bugs and gathered feedback from the limited release group. We're ready. You're ready. Let's describe our images! Here's how: help.twitter.com/en/using-tw…
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1 Apr 2022
Up and running again 🥳
For those who don't know what happened:
25 Mar 2022
PSA: Someone used the bot @get_altText to read out hate speech, which got it blocked from tweeting for a whole week 🙄
I guess I'll use that time to build some sort of language filter.
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21 Mar 2021
Do you want your twitter to be an accessible space but sometimes still forget about adding alt text to pictures?
@hbeckpdx built this cool bot that will message you if you tweet an image without a description! 😻👇🏻
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10 Jan 2021
Sorry everyone, this account got locked because someone asked it to read an alt text with abusive language in it.
I'm not sure how to deal with this if it happens more frequently, but for now I deleted the according tweets and the bot should be working again.
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27 Sep 2020
The issue has been resolved, so the bot should be working again! 🎉
However, it is no longer allowed to @ mention the original poster of the image when they didn't provide alt text. 😬
It will also no longer send "Sorry, I can't find any images!" to avoid spamming.
24 Sep 2020
Hey everyone, I am currently restricted from answering to tweets.
I've contacted Twitter support and am trying to fix this issue, but until then I won't be able to read alt text for you. :(
I'll let you know when it's resolved!
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24 Sep 2020
Hey everyone, I am currently restricted from answering to tweets.
I've contacted Twitter support and am trying to fix this issue, but until then I won't be able to read alt text for you. :(
I'll let you know when it's resolved!
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1 Feb 2020
twitter finally supports descriptions for gifs! 🎉
Get those GIFs ready. Starting today, when you Tweet from Twitter.com you can add alt text to any GIF just like images.
Just make sure you have the "compose image descriptions" setting turned on in your accessibility settings.
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23 Jan 2020
Mention me in a tweet with an image or in a reply to a tweet with an image and I will read that image's alt text for you. Alt texts make your tweets more accessible by providing (hidden) image descriptions - here's the official twitter tutorial for that: help.twitter.com/en/using-tw…
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29 Sep 2018
Sorry, I've been asleep for a few days, but I'm back now \o/
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30 Aug 2018
Small update (actually happened a few days ago, but i forgot to announce it)
If i can't find any images in the tweet you're replying to, I will now also look at your own tweet and the tweet you're quoting (if there is one).
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30 Aug 2018
Also, if I find an image without a description, I will mention the person who posted the pic and send them the link to the official tutorial, so they can add descriptions in the future.
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2 Mar 2018
I should now be able to find the images in all tweets! \o/
Also, you can find my source code in my bio now (pls don't judge /o\) x.com/andypiper/status/96956…
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2 Mar 2018
Happy to announce that i can finally handle images with a description of more than 280 characters!
ALT screenshot of a successful reply to an image containing more than 280 characters, using two consecutive tweets
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28 Feb 2018
For some reason, Twitter tells me it couldn't find any media for most tweets. I'm going to look into this tomorrow.
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28 Feb 2018
Here's the official tutorial on how you can add the option to compose your own image descriptions: help.twitter.com/en/using-tw…
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