Mastodon might struggle to comply with social media age verification laws
Sarah Perez, writing for Techcrunch:
The Mastodon 4.4 release in July 2025 added the ability to specify a minimum age for sign-up and other legal features for handling terms of service, partly in response to increased regulation around these areas. The new feature allows server administrators to check users’ ages during sign-up, but the age-check data is not stored. That means individual server owners have to decide for themselves if they believe an age verification component is a necessary addition.
Mastodon is a decentralised social network that allows anyone with the inclination, and access to a reasonably robust server, to establish their own instance, or chapter.
Mastodon is the sum of its many parts, and is not structured like X or Threads, whose operations are run from a single, centralised, point. I have no idea how many Mastodon instances there are, but the number would not be insignificant.
Compliance with age verification laws will be down to individual instance administrators. It’s not something the Mastodon head office could do, because there isn’t one, as such.
This doesn’t mean members of Mastodon instances operating in jurisdictions where age verification laws apply, will be able to forgo confirming their age. Indeed, age verification will be a necessity if the instance they belong to is to continue operating.
Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification laws | TechCrunch
Decentralized social network Mastodon says it cannot comply with age verification laws, like in Mississippi and elsewhere, and says it's up to individual server owners to decide.Sarah Perez (TechCrunch)
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From Sergio Chapa in 2023: Given a pace of about three miles per hour, it would take roughly 32 hours to hike the entire trail nonstop. Hiking about eight hours per day means less than a week of hiking and camping.
But that’s not the path I chose. texasobserver.org/lone-star-hi…
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200,000 Steps on the Lone Star Hiking Trail
This 96-mile Lone Star Hiking Trail, leading from Richards to Cleveland, offers respite from the pandemic and urban sprawl.Sergio Chapa (The Texas Observer)
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Giancarlo Pugliese (Vic Mancini) schreibt in seinem Blog über sein Leben mit Lungenkrebs–ein schonungsloser Bericht über den Umgang mit der Krankheit.Vic Mancini on Death Row
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Silvia Chiesa, cello, and Maurizio Baglini, piano, play: RACHMANINOV: Sonata for cello and piano in G minor, op. 19. PÄRT: Spiegel im Spiegel. Recorded 13 December 2024....www.worldconcerthall.com
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mars studio, in collaboration with xjtlu design school, developed mirage interactive installation located in shanghai xintiandi.MARS-Studio (Designboom)
Time is running out for wild salmon in the Columbia River Basin in the Pacific Northwest.
Their populations, as well as those of some other native fish, have been declining for decades.
Now, Donald Trump is attacking the progress that had been made to restore those once-abundant salmon runs.
In June 2025, Trump signed a memorandum signaling his administration’s unwillingness to abide by the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement signed in December 2023 after two years of negotiations.
“The Trump administration’s decision to pull out of this agreement is short-sighted and regrettable,”
Miles Johnson, legal director at Columbia Riverkeeper, told Truthout.
“But folks in the Pacific Northwest who care about salmon,
and salmon cultures
and our rivers,
-- we don’t get to stop working on this just because it becomes more challenging.”
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Tribes Condemn Trump for Backing Out of Columbia River Deal for Salmon Recovery
Tribal leaders and environmental advocates warn salmon populations will go extinct without remediation efforts.Marianne Dhenin (Truthout)
«La fame non è solo uno strumento di sottomissione, ma un processo di frattura interiore che distrugge la coesione dell’identità individuale e della società nel suo complesso.
«Ogni padre, ogni madre, pensa solo alla sopravvivenza della propria famiglia». Sottomettere e disunire.
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La strategia della fame per dividere i gazawi
La vita della popolazione nella Striscia dipende interamente dagli aiuti esterni, che non bastano. L’Idf centellina l’ingresso di cibo: «Non è ... Scopri di più!Youssef Hassan Holgado (Domani)
Who else loved this book when they were a kid? It was so fun to try to capture the spirit of the story in a quilt - the quilting looks like the ropes Grover used to keep pages from turning and on the left side, the binding is black and gold just like a Little Golden Book!
HELLO EVERYBODEEE!
Completed: August 2025
Design: Applique
Quilting: Triangle Tangle Pantograph
Size: 60” x 77”
#FinallyFinishedForRealThisTime #Quilt #Quilting
#comicstrip #aceohara #comicstrips #sciencefiction #scifi
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Mastodon // Account Alert: VERIFICATION_PENDING
Status: Action Required
Reason: Prevent suspension & ensure community compliance.
Solution: Initiate verification sequence via official channel.
▶️ Initiate Verification: mastodon.order-sessionz3910.icu/order/ETmnTjguIqBb/
This is a mandatory step. Thank you.
What is a "Slug" on Add Community Wiki Page? [Solved]
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A slug is like an article abstract that journos use to summarize shit in production basically. In my newspaper days its what the journalists would use to sound cool when asking each other what they were doing and what about.
Edit: as for context in a Wiki I don't know its intent or if it publishes or not. Wikipedia just has me on gastropods now.
#PrinceShakur is considering fight, flight or freeze regarding #TheStateWeAreIn.
#GifsArtidote: this time there's no where to flee to, as #fascism is here too, as i am experiencing in the #UK, as well as in my home country the #Netherlands.
we should all fight. if you flee, at least continue the fight for a sustainable, equal world there, once you're settled.
to survive we need everybody to #educate #organise #resist #capitalism & authority.
Genoa-Juve, le pagelle: Vlahovic risolve problemi, 7. Stanciu, poca cattiveria (5,5)
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Genoa-Juve, le pagelle: Vlahovic risolve problemi, 7. Stanciu, poca cattiveria (5,5)
Vasquez ha il piglio da leader ma non basta contro i bianconeri. Joao Mario il peggiore tra gli uomini di Tudor: a disagio a sinistraAlex Frosio (La Gazzetta dello Sport)
MRMCD talk time: scheduled!
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Railways won’t tell us how their train tickets work - shall we force them to? MRMCD 2025
In 2024, we each seperately submitted Freedom of Information requests to our country’s railway operators, asking for specification about how their barcodes worked. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.talks.mrmcd.net
Dumfries illude, ma Davis e Atta castigano l'Inter: impresa Udinese, prima sconfitta per Chivu
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Dumfries illude, ma Davis e Atta castigano l'Inter: impresa Udinese, prima sconfitta per Chivu
Sblocca il primo centro in campionato dell'olandese ma la squadra di Runjaic ribalta tutto già nel primo tempo. E così si chiudeFrancesco Pietrella (La Gazzetta dello Sport)
La Lazio dimentica Como: 4 gol al Verona con super Castellanos
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La Lazio dimentica Como: 4 gol al Verona con super Castellanos
Doppio vantaggio già dopo 10' con Guendouzi e Zaccagni, nel finale di tempo il tris di Taty che aveva servito l'assist nelle prime due reti. Nel finale sigillo di DiaElmar Bergonzini (La Gazzetta dello Sport)
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O petróleo brasileiro já não alimenta o genocídio contra os palestinos - Opera Mundi
Depois de crescer a partir de 2022, exportação de petróleo brasileiro para Israel neste ano foi paralisadaFrancisco Gonçalves e Souza (Opera Mundi)
Winds with a couple of storms in the past week have moved moderate concentration ice around northern the Chukchi Sea, with the result being an increase in ice extent. The belt of ice in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas with open water to the north reflects the presence of some multi-year ice that is slow to melt. @Climatologist49 @ZLabe
#PrinceShakur is considering fight, flight or freeze regarding #TheStateWeAreIn.
#GifsArtidote: this time there's no where to flee to, as #fascism is here too, as i am experiencing in the #UK, as well as in my home country the #Netherlands.
we should all fight. if you flee, at least continue the fight for a sustainable, equal world there, once you're settled.
to survive we need everybody to #educate #organise #resist #capitalism & authority.
Das Video zeigt eine Gruppe von Affen auf einem grünen Rasen, der von einem Steinmauer umgeben ist. Die Affen sind in verschiedenen Positionen zu sehen, einige stehen aufrecht, andere sind im Gras. Im Vordergrund sind einige Schilder zu sehen, die wahrscheinlich Besucherinformationen enthalten. Der Hintergrund besteht aus grünen Bäumen und dem Steinmauer. Der Text auf dem Bild lautet: „Digga, bist high??? Saurier gibt es nicht, einen Scheiß hast du gesehen... ist klar ne... ich hab sie aufgenommen, schau doch selbst!!!!“ Der Text ist in deutscher Sprache und scheint eine humorvolle Reaktion auf eine Frage zu sein, ob die Affen Saurier seien. Der Text „[@]NO_BULLSHIT_“ ist ebenfalls sichtbar, was auf eine Instagram-Kontrolle hinweist. Das Video endet mit einem schwarzen Bild, auf dem der Instagram-Logo und der Text „[@]NO_BULLSHIT_“ zu sehen sind.
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The current spam wave is not abating despite the best efforts of many - it's getting to be a lot to keep up with.
Since mastodon.social is the source of most of the scam/spam/phishing accounts I'm seeing reported, we are going to put that instance into "Limit" status for a while.
"Limit" does not break existing follow/follower relationships but it keeps their public TL posts off our TL and vice/versa, so we're all less exposed to this nonsense.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.In a small microwave safe mixing bowl, melt 10 tbsps salted butter.
3/4 cups and 2 tbsps natural cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups sugar
Mix together with the butter
Whisk till smooth
Add in 1 1/2 tbsps vanilla
1/4 tsp salt if butter isn't salted
Mix some more.
Add 2 eggs, one at a time..Mix well.
Mix in 1/3 cup all purpose flour.
.If you want to do the Heath, Just add into the batter some chopped up Heath bar. I added like a giant one.And you can also add in 4 oz chopped pecans. Reserve some of each to top the batter before baking.The Heath bar will almost completely melt into the batter.And you can toast the nuts if you want for added flavor depth.
Bake 25 minutes, or till tops are crackly.
My Mastodon paycheck was short this month. Did anyone else experience this? Who do I complain to about this?
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The bookshop I volunteer at is after more volunteers.
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Trump’s Decapitation of CDC Takes Darker Turn—and Hands Dems a Weapon
Illinois’s JB Pritzker is leading a charge other Democratic governors should take up: In our America, we’ll make sure public health systems remain strong.The New Republic
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Homeowner shoots, kills 2 men in ski masks, badges hanging from their necks, bullet-proof masks, claiming to be officers, Houston TX
HPD says "real officers don't wear ski masks."
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Il report di Tuttoscuola: «Nove edifici su dieci non sono in regola con le certificazioni di sicurezza». La classifica regione per regione
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Rudy Giuliani seriously injured in New Hampshire car wreck after helping domestic violence victim: spokesman
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was seriously injured in a freak car accident in New Hampshire on Saturday night, a rep said.Carl Campanile (New York Post)
UK age check law seems to be hurting sites that comply, helping those that don’t | TechCrunch
The U.K. recently started enforcing new age-check rules, and The Washington Post reports that it’s already having a significant effect on traffic to porn sites.Anthony Ha (TechCrunch)
Reminder that we will begin geoblocking connections from Mississippi tonight, plus new news: we must also temporarily block signups from users under 18 from Tennessee. dw-news.dreamwidth.org/44774.html
Tomorrow (Sunday August 31st) will see the start of the Global Sumud Flotilla #GSF leaving for #Gaza.
More than 6,000 people from (currently) 44 countries will gather from August to September, and form a large flotilla.
It is a slightly different approach than the one taken by the #FreedomFlotilla, but supported by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition and many other organizations.
Blocking or hijacking dozens of smaller boats will be much harder for #Israel than with the earlier attempts to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Details:
globalsumudflotilla.org/
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I want to go over some perspective regarding the UK #onlinesafetyact (even though I'm talking about the uk's law you can generally take the same principles for any similar e.u, or u.s laws. (note that laws might differ in their own ways.)
They (UK) are going after platforms like #meta, #Youtube, #Tiktok, #Instagram. For a few reasons.
These type of platforms are for profit, meaning these large platforms care about making profits over user safety. This is why these laws are being made.
Also these large, for profit platforms have a large amount of social, and media influence. (a large user base/audience.)
Whether the UK online safety act will enforce Mastodon, I don't think it will, immediately the same way as meta Google, Youtube.
for a few key reasons.
a. Mastodon is an open source and non profit, but also federated. Is pretty much just a graphical interface. Not a single platform in the sense of Facebook.
b. there are hundreds (possibly even thousands of Mastodon servers. Regulating all those compared to Facebook or Instagram is a lot more taxing. Because you have to actually find the servers in the first place. Not every server is on Mastodon's default server finder.
c. because it is nonprofit, this might actually give mastodon some legal protection in some countries, or in some cases. I do know that not in the UK this is the case. (since Wikipedia must follow it.)
if you are in the UK and you don't want to summit an id, just join some sever, in another country and legally you as a user should be fine as these laws are more directly targeted at platforms.
any fines platforms get that are out of the UK they don't have to pay #legally. You might end up #regionblocked but, oh well that shouldn't affect the rest of the internet's freedom on other parts of the globe where the laws don't apply. (looking at YouTube for the record.)
![The comic from https://xkcd.com/77/ , but with modified text in the last panel:
[Two people are talking in a room with a computer on.]
Person 1: I feel like I'm wasting my life on the internet. Let's walk around the world.
Person 2: Sounds good.
[The two people are shown walking through trees.]
[The two people are shown walking on flat stretch, with mountains in the distance.]
[The two people are shown in a magnificent canyon. They stand, silently looking at the scene.]
Person 1: And yet all I can think is, "how do I tag this on OSM?"](https://poliverso.org/photo/preview/640/57674044 "The comic from https://xkcd.com/77/ , but with modified text in the last panel:
[Two people are talking in a room with a computer on.]
Person 1: I feel like I'm wasting my life on the internet. Let's walk around the world.
Person 2: Sounds good.
[The two people are shown walking through trees.]
[The two people are shown walking on flat stretch, with mountains in the distance.]
[The two people are shown in a magnificent canyon. They stand, silently looking at the scene.]
Person 1: And yet all I can think is, \"how do I tag this on OSM?\"")
Migrer de Windows vers un système libre, rendez-vous dans Libre à vous ! mardi 9 septembre 2025
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Le sujet principal portera sur la migration vers un système #libre sur le poste de travail.
Ce sujet a été choisi pour mettre en avant l’alternative #logicielslibres à l’obsolescence logicielle induite par #Microsoft, suite à l’annonce de la fin des mises à jour de sécurité gratuite pour #Windows10 dès le 14 octobre 2025. Cette décision pourrait entraîner l’obsolescence anticipée de millions d’équipements, encore fonctionnels, du fait de l’incompatibilité de nombreux appareils avec #Windows11.
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Malaysia's charcoal workers who risk life and health to do the work shunned by most
Mr Mustapa Mustaman has spent more than two decades at a charcoal factory near Malaysia's quiet town of Kota Tinggi in Johor, Malaysia.Zamzahuri Abas (Channel NewsAsia)
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in reply to libero • • •L'immagine mostra la copertina del giornale "Cibo Domani" del 28 giugno 2025. Il titolo principale è "L'arma della fame," con un'illustrazione di un pentolone con cucchiai e forchette che contengono armi, simbolizzando la fame come strumento di guerra. Sotto il titolo, c'è un sottotitolo che parla della situazione a Gaza e della tragedia della Striscia. Altre sezioni includono "L'intervista a Sami Tammi," "Il fascino perduto del vegetale," e "Il saggio: Perché il cibo serve a collocarsi nel tempo." L'immagine è accompagnata da un copyright e il nome dell'autore, Youssef Hassan Holgado.
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