Headlines like this really need to put the emphasis on the cause, e.g. "UK Government Forces Bluesky to Roll Out Age Verification"

If they did this here, I'd just stop using bluesky. I'm 41. But I have no interest in verifying ages online. We've all seen how poorly companies handle intetnal security.

Just yesterday McDonalds had their entire database of applications compromised because someone tried the password 123456.

Bluesky would be dropped instantly.

Canadian Senate Bill S-209 aims to do the same in Canada. These idiots really want our data so bad.

This isn't about age verification. It's about getting your ID and tying your (probably illegal but yet to be proven) online activity to it. Much like the firewall of China.

All wrapped up nicely in the disguise of "age verification"

If it works the way they claim it is indeed very private.

I haven't even verified my email with Blue. This would be more than a deal breaker.

"why has our userbase in the uk cratered but our userbase in germany skyrocketed?" - some bluesky dev looking at google analytics

Same in Australia. From memory the law has already passed, it’s just got a delay on it to give companies a chance to implement it.

Where’s that federation?

And how would this fit in? Are they just going to build a bunch of excuses into the platform, and then claim it’s now impossible?

It doesn't.

Pretty concerning that a "western democracy" is doing this, because it gives cover for the next one and the next one.

It's easy to say "oh I'll just stop using such and such a service" but what happens when there are no more legal services to switch to?

According to whom?

This pisses me off, governments mandating control. Would this affect Lemmy or any fediverse software one day?

I'm looking forward to having a good excuse to delete most of my accounts and move entirely to decentralised platforms.