Alt Text Health Check - Mastodon Instances with the most Alt Text applied to images.

The instance I'm in, TKZ.one, has 41%. Good number! But can get better!

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Just because an alt-text is present for an image doesn't mean it's helpful.

I've seen alt texts where the text was simply: "funny screenshot". No further explaination what can be seen on the screenshot and why it is funny.
Hmm, this seems like an elaborate kink shame.
- Could you... Ehm... Elaborate on that...?
  
  Kinkycats. Org. all the way down on the bottom?
  
  Just trying to make them feel guilty?
What is alt text? Is it basically a subtitle for the image that describes the image? For people that can't see it?
- Yes
- Exactly that, yes

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