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EU's KIDS Act poses age verification challenge for Mastodon
Original: Age verification in the Fediverse: How the KIDS Act challenges Mastodon
The EU's planned KIDS Act would require age verification, creating technical and organizational difficulties for Mastodon and the wider Fediverse, where decentralized servers lack central control. Commentators note the law is unlikely to spell the end of the decentralized social network, as some critics have warned, but the compliance burden is a real concern.
Why now: EU regulation of decentralized social networks is a live concern for their users and operators.
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- Age verification in the Fediverse: How the KIDS Act challenges Mastodon · heise online
The EU’s planned KIDS Act poses technical and organizational challenges for the Fediverse. However, it is unlikely to be the end, as some critics warn.
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