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Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification laws

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Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification laws

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days ago

Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification laws | TechCrunch

Decentralized social network Mastodon says it cannot comply with age verification laws, like in Mississippi and elsewhere, and says it's up to individual server owners to decide.

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The website generates a random value, your government signs a cert for that value. That’s what makes it single use and zero trust.

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