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Texas SCOPE act takes effect Sunday. How does Lemmy comply? (www.click2houston.com)

submitted 2 months ago by FarFarAway@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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"The SCOPE Act takes effect this Sunday, Sept. 1, and will require everyone to verify their age for social media."

So how does this work with Lemmy? Is anyone in Texas just banned, is there some sort of third party ID service lined up...for every instance, lol.

But seriously, how does Lemmy (or the fediverse as a whole) comply? Is there some way it just doesn't need to?

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[-] pupbiru@aussie.zone 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

facebook is social media, therefor friendica is social media

instagram is social media, therefor pixelfed is social media

twitter is social media, therefor mastodon is social media

at the VERY least, all the latter platforms can interact with each other via activity pub, as can lemmy. by interacting with lemmy, you’re making interactions with social media

social media isn’t just big tech - social media is a way of interacting with a system

is reddit social media? most people would say yes it definitely is… and this makes lemmy firmly social media

[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Getting people to agree to a mistaken, misinformed premise does not mean you are right.

Lest you also believe the world is a flat pancake and other various nuttery.

Also, you clearly know what the difference is, since your list of examples is nothing but social media.

Again. Stop trying to make everything social media. You have all the social media you need to fuel your need for attention, as is. You don't need to make non-social media into more of it.

[-] tromars@feddit.org -1 points 2 months ago

Wikipedia: „Lemmy (social network) - Open source social media software“

Also: „Social media are interactive technologies that facilitate the creation, sharing and aggregation of content (such as ideas, interests, and other forms of expression) amongst virtual communities and networks.“ How does Lemmy not fit that description?

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