New anti-bot rules
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this post was submitted on 15 Feb 2026
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you could also require alt-text for every post (or at least for new accounts) because it would increase the effort to post. but that could probably discourage some users from posting and is kinda hard to check automatically.
A pretty straightforward thing for a bot to do, I would think.
Yes, agreed. But the spam bot could just add random alt text or post descriptions. Checking if the text makes sense involves using an LLM with vision capability ($).
creating or checking alt-text?
Both. I don't see any "mechanical" action like this as likely to be useful. Probably easier for a posting bot to remember to do than a human.
Edit: It's funny when comments like this get downvoted. The downvoting isn't going to change how easy it is for bots to add alt text when posting. Is ignoring their capabilities going to help combat them?