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How long will it be before I won't be able to post a comment like this online without providing my government ID?

• AnimalMuppet 2y ago
  Depends on what country you're in. In the US, it's going to be a while. In the EU, maybe not.
  • hedora 2y ago
    In the US, they don’t bother asking for your ID because wouldn’t give them much more information than they already have.
• GardenLetter27 2y ago
  And think of what it's like for startups too - if you want to make your own social media competitor now you have tonnes and tonnes of bureaucracy - the GDPR, privacy policies, cookie banners, the DSA (and stopping "disinformation"), the Cybersecurity act, and now IDs.
  • derelicta 2y ago
    Not really. You can run a Mastodon instance without any administrative overhead lol
  • andai 2y ago
    Ironic considering the EUs apparent stance against American megacorporations. They're just making it harder to compete with them.