A Reddit transcription community will shut down over a 'lack of trust' in the platform
The group transcribes media from around 100 subreddits. Its aim was to provide some temporary solutions for accessibility features that are missing from Reddit, such as alt text, while imploring the company to address such"inadequacies," according to Rebekah Ginsburg, a Transcribers Of Reddit moderator. Asreports, Ginsburg is also the chair of the Grafeas Group, a nonprofit that provides the technology powering much of the community's transcription work.
"In light of recent events, we now recognize that Reddit corporate has demonstrated a severe lack of willingness to fix core issues with the platform," Ginsburg wrote."It is clear that these problems are coming from the top, and we do not believe they can be fixed. Unfortunately, while this was an extraordinarily difficult decision for us, these circumstances mean that we can no longer operate this project.
Ginsburg added that"the API changes and the realistic limits on how much work we can take on and our lack of trust in Reddit as a platform and the clear disregard for accessibility from Reddit corporate" made it"impossible" for the team to continue the project.Great deals on consumer electronics delivered straight to your inbox, curated by Engadget’s editorial team.
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