Post by @studybunny@mastodon.social
Does anyone have any insights / scoops about the upcoming #EUKidsAct, set to be introduced this Thursday to "age gate" access to social media platforms across the EU? (Thus forcing every citizen to upload their government ID to establish their age)
I'm super worried about the impact on the #OpenSocialWeb and the Fediverse in particular.
🔗 : https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-to-propose-new-legislation-on-minors-protection-on-thursday/
I wish they would share a clear description of the platforms affected by this legislation.
@_elena since Australia's crack-down, it didn't require me to prove my age for access to Mastodon, but SpaceHey was struck from the web. It seems they only care about the Big Guys (Meta, Google, Discord)
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That's because Australia's regulator has specifically named 10 social media platforms that must verify age, all of which are billion-dollar behemoths. Fedi is exempt and so is everything else.