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Accessibility critic says Tangled's redesign fails basic standards

Community voices echo concern about VC-backed project standards

3 Oct 31 5:14 PM · 11d ago · 3 comments · 1 source · development 3 of 5

Commenters on Lobsters aligned with Bushell's framing, arguing that once a project takes VC funding and shifts to "grow at all costs" ambitions, accountability for basic standards like accessibility increases proportionally.

Community voices echo concern about VC-backed project standards
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“once you take millions of dollars to turn a community project into a VC backed "grow at all costs" one, the amount of grace afforded is not the same.”

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David Bushell Web developer and accessibility criticTangled GitHub alternative code forge

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