Social Media Accessibility Snapshot

Last updated: August 9, 2022

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Content Type Captioning File Support Auto/Machine Captioning Live Human Captioning Live Machine Captioning Alt Text Text-to-Speech Contextual Links

Facebook

Posts Supports
(desktop only; .srt files only)
Supports (mobile only) N/A N/A Supports
(avoid reliance on automatic recognition)
Not Supported Not Supported
(use link shortener)
Stories Not Supported Supports (mobile only) N/A N/A Not Supported Supports Not Supported
(use link shortener)
Reels Not Supported Supports (mobile only) N/A N/A Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported
(use link shortener)
Live N/A N/A Supports Supports
(viewer must have enabled in settings)
N/A Not Supported Not Supported
(use link shortener)

Instagram

Posts (video posts are now shared as Reels (Instagram)) (video posts are now shared as Reels (Instagram)) N/A N/A Supports
(avoid reliance on automatic recognition)
Not Supported Not Supported
(use link shortener)
Stories Not Supported Supports
(mobile only)
N/A N/A Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported
(use link shortener)
Reels Not Supported Supports
(mobile only)
N/A N/A Not Supported Supports Not Supported
(use link shortener)
Live N/A N/A Not Supported Not Supported N/A N/A Not Supported
(use link shortener)

LinkedIn

Posts Supports
(.srt files only)
Not Supported N/A N/A Supports Not Supported Not Supported
(use link shortener)
Live N/A N/A Supports Supports N/A Not Supported Not Supported
(use link shortener)

TikTok

Posts Not Supported Supports
(owner must enable)
N/A N/A N/A Supports Not Supported
(use link shortener)
Live N/A N/A Not Supported Not Supported N/A Not Supported Not Supported
(use link shortener)

Twitter

Posts Supports
(.srt files only)
Not Supported N/A N/A Supports Not Supported Supports
(keep auto-generated preview button when posting)

YouTube

Video Uploads Supports Supports
(can edit after generated)
N/A N/A N/A Not Supported Not Supported
(use link shortener)
Shorts Not Supported Supports
(on by default; user must enable)
N/A N/A N/A Not Supported Not Supported
(use link shortener)
Live N/A N/A Supports
(must use a captioning vendor who explicitly supports)
Supports N/A Not Supported Not Supported
(use link shortener)