I would be pissed with Google’s new fake search if I was WebAIM. It directly sources WebAIM (from an old survey), but it doesn’t link to the WebAIM survey results it cites. Instead it links to BoIA (an #AudioEye#overlay company) and Assistiv Labs.
The option to see web results is buried in the “More” kebab, and even then the link is third from last.
Reminder not to use Google to search (in case you still do).
Starting to think this transition #AudioEye has made from not participating in conferences (with the people who do the work and have the disabilities) to having a presence is an intentional effort at chilling criticism at the very place people know how shit the #overlay is.
Having this thought because I am seeing it in action.
Also, reputation washing is in fact working the opposite direction to that intended.
Where @janmaarten shows that just a couple days after #accessiBe’s CEO promised to stop being such a lying liarface it went and used sock puppet Twitter accounts to promote its #overlay.
As I keep saying, past behavior is a predictor of future behavior (side-eyes #AudioEye, #UserWay, #FACILiti).
The CG head doesn’t seem to think there is anything wrong with this behavior. I am of the opinion this behavior violates the @w3c CG rules (on a plane so cannot look it up easily).
So now an #overlay BS document is referenced in a DoJ document.
“Roselli’s outspoken critique of such overlays, including those offered by AudioEye, has been a part of his advocacy for more effective and comprehensive accessibility solutions. The dismissal of the lawsuit is seen as a significant moment in the ongoing discussion about the best practices for digital accessibility and underscores the importance of open discourse in this field.”
I recognize this tactic — drown the one you are suing in overly-broad discovery requests. It's combination fishing exercise, financial burden, and scare tactic to others. #AudioEye tried the same shit in its SLAPP against me (thankfully NY stays discovery when there is a motion to dismiss, not like AudioEye’s attorneys honored that).
Sharing a LinkedIn (ugh) post because it hits at core concerns over the marketing- and revenue-driven models of the (abled) corporate efforts supplanting genuine #accessibility in favor of inadequate tools pitched using FUD, now buying veneers of credibility despite often amoral actions:
#AudioEye has taken advantage of customers with promises its overlay will solve WCAG (opinion backed by evidence), users with an overlay that does not work (opinion backed by evidence), and I fear now people that have joined its team.
I just had a wonderful call with a woman from Samsung Accessibility. I called to encourage them to remove AudioEye from their website. I told them a bit of the track record it had, and they seemed very responsive, and told me to send an email to them containing more details. So I did. I hope something happens. #audioeye#accessibility