Post #48994

2025-12-10 14:55 UTC

cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/56628943 Do they have any rule that says you need a minimum number of users on a site to fall under the law? If servers of someinstance.co.au fine if they move to hosting in Finland? It just feels like a nightmare.

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@Corngood@lemmy.ml 2025-12-10 16:55

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Safety_Amendment#Pla… …gov.au/…/which-platforms-are-age-restricted eSafety does not have a formal role in declaring which services are age-restricted social media platforms. In the absence of any rules made by the Minister of Communications specifying a service is either an age-restricted social media platform or not an age-restricted social media platform, any determination that a service is or is not an age-restricted social media platform is a matter for the court. Services which do not currently meet the definition of ‘age-restricted social media platform’ should routinely self-assess, including when introducing a new social feature or function or when observing changes in the ways existing and new account holders are using their service. So technically they need to self-assess based on the legislation, but based on the published lists I really doubt they have anything to worry about.

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@siv9939@lemmy.zip 2025-12-10 17:05

I’m guessing they could just say you must be over 16 to join/ use the instance. lemmy.zip did something similar to skirt the UK’s new porn laws.

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@fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 2025-12-11 00:15

We need more instances to openly defy these evil laws

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