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How could/would/should the Fediverse do age verification if required in the EU? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by General_Effort@lemmy.world to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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The question is prompted by the age verification app that the EU has just presented.

Some EU countries want to ban social media for young people. If that were to happen, what then?

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[–] runsmooth@kopitalk.net 5 points 3 weeks ago

A related question that comes to mind is what jurisdiction's laws should we all be exploring to avoid age verification completely?

I'm not suggesting we all get legal degrees or dispense legal advice, but as conscientious people who are also literate: Should the Fediverse identify lists of these jurisdictions for its community of small to very large instances, and resources to help decide whether those laws of favourable jursidictions should be adopted and some common pitfalls?

We all see the headlines of countries exploring bans on under 16s for social media in the name of improved ad and online surveillance. Which are the countries who are saying no or will resist this?