Comment on Bluesky blocks Mississippi users over age verification law

joyjoy@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• silence7@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The problem is that the state is blocking it; its that they threatened to impose a $10,000 fine for each user who can access the site without first proving their age

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  • joyjoy@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If a minor hosted their own instance for friends, would the state fine them $10,000/pop?

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    • FauxLiving@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yes

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    • CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Something I do wonder about these laws: could a person self-hosting a private fedi instance that only they have an account on, argue that they meet age verification requirements by virtue of personally knowing the age of the only user? Or at that point would the whole network of federated servers count as the “platform” rather than the instance?

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      • joyjoy@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        This kills the fediverse.

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    • sep@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I assume the hoster would know the age of his friends? Or is the law more spesific in how the verification must happen.

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