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Vermont urged to protect Fediverse from age verification rules

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The Vermont Attorney General's office is considering a new age-appropriate design code, prompting calls for public comment. Residents are urged to submit feedback to ensure the Fediverse, which includes platforms like Mastodon, is not negatively impacted by potential regulations. The comments should highlight that many Fediverse sites are run by hobbyists and nonprofits lacking the resources for complex age verification or AI-driven behavior analysis, suggesting a simple age-confirmation checkbox as a more feasible alternative. AI

IMPACT Potential regulations on online platforms could impact the development and deployment of AI-driven age verification systems.

RANK_REASON Policy development by a state attorney general's office impacting a decentralized social network. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    If you live in # Vermont and you'd like the # Fediverse to not be made illegal, then submit a comment to the Vermont attorney general to that effect. https:// a

    If you live in # Vermont and you'd like the # Fediverse to not be made illegal, then submit a comment to the Vermont attorney general to that effect. https:// ago.vermont.gov/vermont-age-ap propriate-design-code-rulemaking Remind them that Fedi sites are run mostly by individual …

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