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    4 months ago

    All that Freedom in Texas, huh? Now show ID to check your facebook, grandma.

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      4 months ago

      Bit of a misconception. Texas is free but the freedom only applies to corporations. Freedom to pollute our air and consume all our water. Freedom to scam consumers. Freedom to indoctrinate our children. Freedom to take our tax dollars, etc.

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      4 months ago

      This is a great question. It was asked several times in reply to the announcement but received no response. The only logical explanation I can surmise is that bsky wants dat data.

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    4 months ago

    Just a reminder this is coming to the entire US if you don’t call and demand your Senators block it, as just this week the House passed the KIDS Act.

    The Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act (H.R. 7757) is a bipartisan legislative package passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on June 29, 2026, designed to protect minors online through age verification, parental controls, and platform accountability.

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    4 months ago

    Bluesky asked me to enter my age (not upload any ID or anything) when I opened a notification. I said hell no and closed the entire app.

    It hasn’t asked me since. Does that mean I’m on the Kids’ Experience™?

    I’m based in Europe.

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      Seen a few sites do that ever sense UK did its anti porn thing. Real obnoxious when in different country. Im thinking the sites are just going that region over there to be safe.