Comment on Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification laws
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 day agoHow exactly do they plan on enforcing a fine when you have no business in their country? It works on companies that have an actual presence there. But if you just don’t care about that country you could completely ignore it.
MudMan@fedia.io 1 day ago
Yeah, see, I'm not a lawyer, but I am confident enough that "committing crimes in another country remotely is safe" is absolutely terrible legal advice. Don't do that. I am confident enough in my understanding of legal issues to issue that recommendation.
I mean, I've given Rochko crap here for not thinking things through when he incorrectly suggested more decentralization would make Masto behave differently than Bluesky in this issue. I don't for a second assume he meant "because fuck it, fine me if you can, USA" or I would be giving him way more crap and closing my Masto account just in case for good measure.