Twitter begins rollout of alt text badges for greater accessibility

Twitter has begun testing two new features the company promises will improve the alt text experience on its platform. The company said it would spend about a month trialing the features, which add easy-to-access descriptions to images, before rolling them out globally at the start of April. As Twitter notes, adding a description or "alt text" to an image allows people with low vision or a cognitive disability to "fully contribute" to the platform. They're also useful if you don't have the fastes...