Jeff Brown on Nostr: Florida's HB 1, which passed with bipartisan support, sets forth regulations that ...

Florida's HB 1, which passed with bipartisan support, sets forth regulations that pose a considerable challenge for our operations: it prohibits social media accounts for users under age 16, offering no exceptions even with parental consent.

Mastodon is built without mechanisms to verify users' ages, which directly conflicts with the stipulations of this new law, introducing significant compliance hurdles for us.

For more:

https://www.reuters.com/legal/florida-lawmakers-pass-bill-ban-social-media-children-under-16-2024-02-23/

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/florida-house-passes-hb-1-to-ban-kids-16-and-under-from-having-social-media-accounts/3215419/

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