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How could/would/should the Fediverse do age verification if required in the EU? (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago by 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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[–] 28 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child)

How on earth would the EU possibly do this given the entire structure is federated?

They likely don't even know what Lemmy is.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 6 months ago

    Good point. European governments keep churning out the digital regulation, but have hardly any qualified people to enforce them. That has protected the Fediverse, so far.

    But a straight age-gating requirement would require no particular qualifications to spot. Would you be willing to face a hefty fine just for the privilege of running an instance?

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