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  • Mandated age checking and

    From Firehawke@VERT/SMLTIME to All on Mon Jun 29 04:21:00 2026
    With the impending age verification requirements in a lot of jurisdictions,
    I expect that running a BBS is going to get a lot more difficult in general. While there may be exemptions for smaller services, the question really
    becomes how long that will last before they start tightening the screws.

    The next few years are going to be Interesting in the ancient Chinese
    proverb sort of way...
  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Firehawke on Mon Jun 29 00:38:37 2026
    Re: Mandated age checking and
    By: Firehawke to All on Mon Jun 29 2026 04:21 am

    With the impending age verification requirements in a lot of jurisdictions,
    I expect that running a BBS is going to get a lot more difficult in general. While there may be exemptions for smaller services, the question really becomes how long that will last before they start tightening the screws.

    The next few years are going to be Interesting in the ancient Chinese
    proverb sort of way...

    Nothing will happen at all. There is nothing to be concerned about.

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  • From Matthew Munson@VERT/IUTOPIA to FIREHAWKE on Mon Jun 29 19:53:00 2026
    With the impending age verification requirements in a lot of jurisdictions, I expect that running a BBS is going to get a lot more difficult in general. While there may be exemptions for smaller services, the question really becomes how long that will last before they start tightening the screws.

    The next few years are going to be Interesting in the ancient Chinese proverb sort of way...
    All Americans across party lines need to call their US Senators to
    reject the KIDS act, tightened internet is a threat to civil liberties
    to all of us.

    ***wcTaglines: My reality check just bounced.
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  • From Mortar@VERT/EOTLBBS to All on Tue Jun 30 09:56:35 2026
    Re: Mandated age checking and
    By: Matthew Munson to FIREHAWKE on Mon Jun 29 2026 19:53:00

    All Americans across party lines need to call their US Senators to
    reject the KIDS act, tightened internet is a threat to civil liberties
    to all of us.

    With the first link, the chain is forged.
    The first thought forbidden
    The first speech censored
    Chains us all irrevocably.
    Judge Aaron Satie

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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to Mortar on Tue Jun 30 09:57:34 2026
    Re: Mandated age checking and
    By: Mortar to All on Tue Jun 30 2026 09:56 am

    With the first link, the chain is forged. The first thought forbidden The first speech censored Chains us all irrevocably. Judge Aaron Satie

    Nice quote from Star Trek: The Next Generation. :)

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