Just discovered that Misskey actually doesn't truncate alt-texts with over 512 characters, but it silently discards them entirely. If your alt-text is longer than 512 characters, this gives the impression that you're too lazy to write alt-texts altogether.
https://github.com/misskey-dev/misskey/issues/13823
I don't know if any Forkeys have fixed this, though.
#FediMeta #FediverseMeta #CWFediMeta #CWFediverseMeta #Misskey #Forkey #Forkeys #AltText #AltTextMeta #CWAltTextMeta
Jupiter Rowland
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2026-02-28 17:52:25 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…uwxw
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