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1. Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 23-Aug-2025 05:16:22 CEST Eugen Rochko

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   • Jay 🆘

   @jsit @bsky.app Technically, you're probably also breaking laws in Afghanistan, Iran, North Korea and so on. The question is, do you care? I'm not a lawyer, so I can't answer that for you specifically, but 10.000+ fediverse operators across the world get to make that decision for themselves.

   • Michael Vogel (heluecht@pirati.ca)'s status on Saturday, 23-Aug-2025 05:16:22 CEST Michael Vogel

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     • Jay 🆘
     @Gargron @jsit @bsky.app Unlike Afghanistan, Iran or North Korea, the US has got a legal system where they can - and will - enforce their rights all over the world. And especially when you are a Fediverse operator who is based in the US, especially in Mississippi, then you will face legal problems, since the law doesn't specify any minimal size of the service, see here:
     legiscan.com/MS/text/HB1126/id…
   • Jay 🆘 (jsit@social.coop)'s status on Saturday, 23-Aug-2025 05:16:24 CEST Jay 🆘

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     @Gargron @bsky.app But aren’t I breaking Mississippi law if I host a Mastodon instance with no age verification that people in MS can access?

   • Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 23-Aug-2025 05:16:25 CEST Eugen Rochko

     @bsky.app And this is why real decentralization matters. There is nobody that can decide for the fediverse to block Mississippi.