From my end as a tiny instance with virtually no users I’m watching how enforcement goes on small systems like these.
If they start sending warnings I’ll just make browsing content required an account and close sign ups.
I’ve already gone through and ensured none of the communities carried has the NSFW tag. But that’s not really much in terms of protection.
If they start getting around to us I think it’ll mean fediverse users in the UK will either need to run their own instance or use a vpn. No way hobbyists can contract age verification.
I think this is a real problem for the fediverse. Because I cannot imagine that ofcom will accept that “the home instanx should have moderated that” will be a defence. And here (and mayve for you) only I am moderating the content on my own instance. It’s not possible to moderate all the remote communities I carry.
Like I say. Once I see action (it will start with warnings) against smaller instances I’ll just lock things down to myself and existing users. But it will destroy the threadiverse in the UK.
I normally wouldn’t care at all and tell them to pound sand as I don’t live there and host somewhere else. However, I might move there in the near future as I do have the ability to do so. I might have to shut down if need be if it comes down to it or figure out how to block uk visitors.
From my end as a tiny instance with virtually no users I’m watching how enforcement goes on small systems like these.
If they start sending warnings I’ll just make browsing content required an account and close sign ups.
I’ve already gone through and ensured none of the communities carried has the NSFW tag. But that’s not really much in terms of protection.
If they start getting around to us I think it’ll mean fediverse users in the UK will either need to run their own instance or use a vpn. No way hobbyists can contract age verification.
I’ve been wondering what this would mean for my instance at !dullsters@dullsters.net signups are closed, but users from other instances can post.
I think this is a real problem for the fediverse. Because I cannot imagine that ofcom will accept that “the home instanx should have moderated that” will be a defence. And here (and mayve for you) only I am moderating the content on my own instance. It’s not possible to moderate all the remote communities I carry.
Like I say. Once I see action (it will start with warnings) against smaller instances I’ll just lock things down to myself and existing users. But it will destroy the threadiverse in the UK.
I normally wouldn’t care at all and tell them to pound sand as I don’t live there and host somewhere else. However, I might move there in the near future as I do have the ability to do so. I might have to shut down if need be if it comes down to it or figure out how to block uk visitors.