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Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification laws (techcrunch.com)
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[–] doughless@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Philosophically I agree with you. I was just discussing a technological way to accomplish age verification without giving up users' identities to a service provider, or the government knowing what service you're using. Unfortunately, too many governments want to know what you're doing inside your pants.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Yeah, there is likely a tech answer to this that would work. Coming up with one and them choosing not to use it makes it even more clear kids’ safety isn’t their goal.