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[-] obinice@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago

This would be illegal in the EU if true, websites MUST be accessible to those with disabilities. There are no exceptions.

[-] tourist@community.destinovate.com 23 points 1 year ago

It would be illegal in the US too and business get sued every day because of it.

[-] Hiccup@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 year ago

Somebody'll make money off of reddit and it'll be the lawyers.

[-] derfl007@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

I'm not so sure about the "no exceptions"... I assume you're refering to the Web Accessibility Directive here. It specifically states this:

This directive does not apply to public service broadcasters or non-governmental organisations that do not provide services that are essential to the public or specifically to people with disabilities.

This is very much an exception, and a big one at that.

Since reddit does not provide services essential to the public, they are not required to comply with web accessibility standards.

I'm happy to be proven wrong here, but this is how i interpreted it and it would cause a lot of problems if the EU started going after private websites (which reddit still is, they are not a public sector, nor do they provide essential services to the public) and force them to be accessible.

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