this post was submitted on 26 Jul 2025
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Malicious Compliance

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People conforming to the letter, but not the spirit, of a request. For now, this includes text posts, images, videos and links. Please ensure that the “malicious compliance” aspect is apparent - if you’re making a text post, be sure to explain this part; if it’s an image/video/link, use the “Body” field to elaborate.

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[–] tyler@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I very much doubt it has anything to do with being a citizen. The law would apply to the company making the statements itself.

[–] Skavau@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago

"platforms must not host, share or permit content encouraging use of VPNs to get around age checks."

I'll also note that this doesn't seem to even be in the official documentation.