“Socks, lies, and accessibility”
https://janmaarten.com/gaad-2023/

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).

#a11y #accessibility

Socks, lies, and accessibility

Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) is around the corner. Looking back at last year, I found some troubling things people in this field should be aware of. Because they're likely to be repeated.

^{Jan Maarten (Jan Maarten – Inclusive designer, privacy advocate, writer)}

#AudioEye has a blog post where its CAO talks about “trust, transparency, collaboration, and innovation.”

Which is code for rebranding its #overlay product without issuing refunds for its prior guarantees.

Anyway, I offer my thoughts in a bit more detail as a comment on the post that got me sued:
https://adrianroselli.com/2023/02/audioeye-will-get-you-sued.html#comment-285608

#accessibility #a11y

#AudioEye Will Get You Sued

Disclaimer: This post and the headline is my opinion. I provide verifiable facts throughout to inform that opinion. I am also not a lawyer, and this post does not constitute legal advice. The content reflects my genuinely held beliefs and opinions.

^{Adrian Roselli}

Let’s remember #AudioEye is a bully:
https://adrianroselli.com/2022/04/my-cease-desist-from-audioeye.html

Its #overlay (still) does not work:
https://adrianroselli.com/2023/02/audioeye-will-get-you-sued.html

It SLAPPs critics (I am not the only one):
https://adrianroselli.com/2023/05/audioeye-is-suing-me.html

…and in the end harms users and #accessibility industry as a whole:
https://adrianroselli.com/2024/01/audioeye-has-dropped-its-suit-against-me.html

Throwing investor money at a clear PR ploy is not a fix (didn’t help #accessiBe). If anything, it highlights the scam.

Reputation washing works both ways. I feel bad for its new CAO who likely had good intentions.

My Cease & Desist from AudioEye

On Tuesday April 5, 2022, a FedEx driver dropped off an overnight envelope from Manhattan. It contained a three page Cease & Desist letter from Cozen O’Connor, the law firm representing AudioEye, Inc.

^{Adrian Roselli}

The folks over at @koena have been bullied by French #overlay vendor #FACILiti (and are not the only ones). France does not have the same anti-SLAPP protections as I did in my own case.

Koena can use your help:
https://koena.net/faciliti-contre-koena-jugement-cagnotte/

If you can donate for their appeal, please do:
https://www.leetchi.com/fr/c/aider-koena-a-faire-appel-dans-son-proces-contre-faciliti-7745565

#accessibility #a11y

FACIL'iti contre Koena : jugement + cagnotte - Koena

Koena condamnée à payer plus de 26000 € à FACIL'iti. Koena fait appel. Une cagnotte est lancée pour soutenir Koena dans ses frais de justice.

^{Armony ALTINIER (Koena)}

Koena lost a judgment to overlay vendor FACIL’iti (I have opinions on crap anti-SLAPP protections in France).

From @armonyaltinier:
https://framapiaf.org/@armonyaltinier/111527860864631608

From Koena:
https://koena.net/faciliti-contre-koena-jugement-cagnotte/

My take:
https://adrianroselli.com/2022/03/faciliti-will-get-you-sued.html#Koena

Donate (or share) for an appeal:
https://www.leetchi.com/fr/c/aider-koena-a-faire-appel-dans-son-proces-contre-faciliti-7745565

#a11y #accessibility #overlay

FACIL'iti contre Koena : jugement + cagnotte - Koena

Koena condamnée à payer plus de 26000 € à FACIL'iti. Koena fait appel. Une cagnotte est lancée pour soutenir Koena dans ses frais de justice.

^{Armony ALTINIER (Koena)}

AudioEye Has Dropped Its Suit Against Me
https://adrianroselli.com/2024/01/audioeye-has-dropped-its-suit-against-me.html

#overlay #AudioEye

#AudioEye Has Dropped Its Suit Against Me

AudioEye has dropped its lawsuit against me as part of a settlement agreement. The specific legal details are at the end of this post.

^{Adrian Roselli}