And somehow x and reddit are exempt and still bluesky is still doing this. Enough to make me seriously question their motivations.
I wonder how they do it for their distributed system.
Bluesky rolls out age verification for users in Ohio | TechCrunch
Submitted 1 day ago by Quexotic@beehaw.org to technology@beehaw.org
https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/29/bluesky-rolls-out-age-verification-for-users-in-ohio/
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jeena@piefed.jeena.net 1 day ago
shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol 1 day ago
their distributed system
lol
zygo_histo_morpheus@programming.dev 1 day ago
Actually this is trivial to circumvent if you self-host: you can run your own PDS (personal data storage) and just say that you’re over 18
0xtero@beehaw.org 1 day ago
Good one, got a chuckle out of me :)
sleepundertheleaves@infosec.pub 1 day ago
Remember, if your government is becoming increasingly authoritarian, the most important thing to do is to comply in advance, in order to minimize the risk to your profits.
fakeplastic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
It’s literally what the law is today, what do you mean “in advance”?
Do you people understand that Bluesky has the greatest need to implement this because it’s less corporate than Twitter and Reddit etc? Bluesky being as open and permissible as it is means that they can’t control what percentage of the network is porn. Twitter and Reddit can have stricter rules that keep the amount of objectionable material below the threshold.
sleepundertheleaves@infosec.pub 1 day ago
Bluesky’s position of “oh no we might get sued for violating this law so let’s make sure they have no grounds to sue us” is exactly what “complying in advance” means.
The appropriate response from any social media org that cares about free speech is “fuck your unconstitutional law, our servers are not in your jurisdiction, you have no authority over me, so if you want some fucking bring it”.
Lemmy has plenty of porn, but I don’t see Lemmy.world in a frenzy to impose age verification the instant some shitass third world state decides to limit Internet access, do you?
Banzai51@midwest.social 1 day ago
People here actually believe companies should just accept fines and their execs accept jail on their behalf rather than the company comply with laws they don’t like.