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Post #2315767
2026-05-09 03:57 UTC
@nik@toot.teckids.org I’m guessing they don’t want the liability of COPA and similar Acts. 😟
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@fuchsiii@oxytodon.com 2026-05-09 10:12
@malwareminigun@infosec.exchange @nik@toot.teckids.org Typical article 8 German GDPR problem. You need explicit parental permission to handle (note the “handle”, not just “save”) PII of ppl under 16 (and the IP address hitting Apache/NGINX counts as a PII, therefore every website is technically 16+ until someone wants to fight this in court).
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@MisuseCase@twit.social 2026-05-10 14:56
@malwareminigun@infosec.exchange @nik@toot.teckids.org It’s the opposite. Part of the reason tech companies are lobbying for age verification laws is to get themselves out from under COPPA