We have an extra layer of complexity with Lemmy.zip because we have NSFW images, and there is no way in lemmy for me to prevent UK users (or under 18s) from seeing that content if they sign up.

Having NSFW means I need to have “highly effective” age verification in place, regardless of size, which I am obviously not going to do (I dont believe in it for a start, but also its incredibly expensive). If I turn NSFW off, like feddit.uk have, then I could do a risk assessment and all would be well, but then we’d lose things like spoilers in post images (because that functionality doesn’t exist yet) and any risque art communities etc.

I’d also have to proactively scan everything to ensure it wasn’t NSFW otherwise I could potentially be in breach of the OSA - that level of monitoring for a couple of volunteers just isn’t worth it unfortunately!