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Is Twitter Trolling Us? Why Voice Tweets Are Already Problematic
- A few weeks ago, Twitter introduced a new feature to a limited group of test users: the ability to tweet audio memos instead of text. It quickly received a backlash from the deaf community, who complained that these tweets have no caption support. The feature has also been called out as potentially harmful, especially to users already suffering harassment on the platform. Twitter was quick to apologise and has since been recruiting more accessibility specialists.
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