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Are all the verification shenanigans at Twitter an attempt to force repeal of Section 230?

Are all the verification shenanigans at Twitter an attempt to force repeal of Section 230?

🤣RT @Carnage4Life@twitter.comTwitter these days.🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Carnage4Life/status/1590817833503842306

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RT @Carnage4Life@twitter.com

Twitter these days.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Carnage4Life/status/1590817833503842306

TerrifyingRT @JackMLawrence@twitter.comIt took me less than 25 minutes to set up a fake anonymous Apple ID using a VPN and disposable email,...

Terrifying

RT @JackMLawrence@twitter.com

It took me less than 25 minutes to set up a fake anonymous Apple ID using a VPN and disposable email, attach a masked debit card to it (with the address being Twitter's HQ), and get a verified account for a prominent figure. Just think what a nation-state or bad actor could do...

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/JackMLawrence/status/1590480221257359361

The are a whole host of benefits to moving your accessibility work earlier in the project lifecycle, not the least of which is a more...

The are a whole host of benefits to moving your accessibility work earlier in the project lifecycle, not the least of which is a more inclusive product.
https://www.alicia.design/post/product-accessibility-building-an-inclusive-product

Anyone else getting a 500 error on @css@twitter.com or is it just me?

Anyone else getting a 500 error on @css@twitter.com or is it just me?

Super deep dive into the UX of the quantity field in e-commerce. https://baymard.com/blog/auto-update-users-quantity-changes

Super deep dive into the UX of the quantity field in e-commerce.
https://baymard.com/blog/auto-update-users-quantity-changes

An awesome overview of the whys and hows of performance budgets, from @tameverts@twitter.com...

An awesome overview of the whys and hows of performance budgets, from @tameverts@twitter.com
https://www.slideshare.net/tammyeverts/realworld-performance-budgets-perfnow-2022

How did I miss that http://gov.uk was requiring progressive enhancement‽...

How did I miss that http://gov.uk was requiring progressive enhancement‽
https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/technology/using-progressive-enhancement

A good overview of “roles” in the accessibility context, including both why and how to use them....

A good overview of “roles” in the accessibility context, including both why and how to use them.
https://baymard.com/blog/roles-accessibility

Of course acknowledging we don’t know everything is a bridge too far for some… this approach requires humility.

Of course acknowledging we don’t know everything is a bridge too far for some… this approach requires humility.

Suggestion: diversify who you are following and learn from the lived experiences they share. You’ll build better products, believe me....

Suggestion: diversify who you are following and learn from the lived experiences they share. You’ll build better products, believe me. Better yet, invite them to co-design with you!

Quietly hoping that new management will experience a temporary or situational disability soon and hire back the accessibility team. Seems...

Quietly hoping that new management will experience a temporary or situational disability soon and hire back the accessibility team. Seems like first hand experience is the only thing that gets him to address real issues in the app.

Lots of awesome examples of how to put :has() to work in your CSS:...

Lots of awesome examples of how to put :has() to work in your CSS:
https://utilitybend.com/blog/practical-uses-of-the-has-relational-pseudo-class

Twitter's new tagline should be “You don’t even need to pay $8/mo… you can get under the skin of the richest person on the planet...

Twitter's new tagline should be “You don’t even need to pay $8/mo… you can get under the skin of the richest person on the planet FOR FREE!”

And, yes, this is a subtweet.

And, yes, this is a subtweet.

Substitute rolled in, popped on a movie the jocks enjoy, and sat back in his chair, counting on cruising through and collecting his check at...

Substitute rolled in, popped on a movie the jocks enjoy, and sat back in his chair, counting on cruising through and collecting his check at the end of the day. But the rest of the class ain’t havin’ it. They’re clownin’ his ass and now HE IS MAD.

For years we’ve been using our Alexa to play a custom bedtime playlist for our kiddo and the new catalog/UX changes have thrown a spanner...

For years we’ve been using our Alexa to play a custom bedtime playlist for our kiddo and the new catalog/UX changes have thrown a spanner in the works: the order is now shuffled each time, so their normal unwind cycle is totally f-ed up. Ugh.

Dude sent a whopping 9 emails to his mailing list begging for money yesterday. 7 more today (so far). This is strength? Smells like...

Dude sent a whopping 9 emails to his mailing list begging for money yesterday. 7 more today (so far). This is strength? Smells like desperation.

Here’s an overview: https://frankonfraud.com/fraud-trends/new-study-15-of-ppp-loans-might-be-fraud/

Here’s an overview: https://frankonfraud.com/fraud-trends/new-study-15-of-ppp-loans-might-be-fraud/

Apart from folks many of us might consider “undeserving” of the loans, a UT Austin study found that“Around 1.8 million of the...

Apart from folks many of us might consider “undeserving” of the loans, a UT Austin study found that

“Around 1.8 million of the program’s 11.8 million loans – which accounts for more than 15% of loans – totaling over $76 billion had at least one indication of potential fraud.”