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EU 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 online, and its implications for the Fediverse are drawing scrutiny. A heise online report outlines the technical and organizational hurdles the decentralized network, including Mastodon, faces in complying, while noting the law is unlikely to spell the end of the Fediverse as some critics warn.

Why now: Debate over the EU's KIDS Act and how decentralized platforms can comply with age verification rules

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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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