UI automation is necessary for accessibility
UI automation is necessary for accessibility
Posted Jul 14, 2026 20:43 UTC (Tue) by daroc (editor, #160859)In reply to: UI automation is necessary for accessibility by zdzichu
Parent article: An update on the scraper situation
We've considered it. We only started redirecting HTTP to HTTP around ... two years ago, I think? So we wanted to give it time for people to update their bookmarks, feed readers, and so on. It might be worth taking another look at whether it's really worth continuing to listen on port 80, though.
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