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ryannathans@aussie.zone 5 days ago4chan doesn’t require user accounts, the law only applies to platforms where you need user accounts
Comment on As of December 10th, You need to be sixteen to use Aussie.Zone
ryannathans@aussie.zone 5 days ago4chan doesn’t require user accounts, the law only applies to platforms where you need user accounts
Skavau@piefed.social 5 days ago
That’s fine, but it’s an obvious technicality isn’t it?
“Oh your side has outrageous content that could harm children? Oh, it’s okay. You don’t have user accounts. Carry on.”
ryannathans@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Proof it’s not about “protecting children” when the most child unfriendly sites are not impacted
Skavau@piefed.social 5 days ago
What that means technically is that the Fediverse could just allow non-account posting whilst verifying everyone who makes accounts. What a laughable law. At least in the UK, they didn’t allow such a loophole even if we can’t do anything to 4chan.
ryannathans@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Nailed it
They could just release some tools to parents to monitor/block sites but that would be too logical
pupbiru@aussie.zone 4 days ago
i agree, but i also think that IF this were something conducted in good faith (it’s not), then the process would be pretty similar: gated access is the easy fix, so you work that out first (like a minimum viable product), and then work on the harder parts later
ryannathans@aussie.zone 3 days ago
If conducted in good faith they would have discussed it with industry like everything else they do and industry would have worked with them to produce a solution that isn’t brain dead
Like zero knowledge proofs for being over 18