Decentralized social network Mastodon says it can’t comply with Mississippi’s age verification law — the same law that saw rival Bluesky pull out of the state — because it doesn’t have the means to do so.

The social non-profit explains that Mastodon doesn’t track its users, which makes it difficult to enforce such legislation. Nor does it want to use IP address-based blocks, as those would unfairly impact people who were traveling, it says.

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[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 105 points 20 hours ago (4 children)

Sometimes there's family or other things you just can't take with you. Support structures you might not have somewhere else. Friends and neighbors. Mutual aid.

There can be circumstances that override that. But honestly, the more that flee. The easier it is to get what the fascists want. And at best you're only helping yourself short term. Because no matter where you go. They will come for you if they can.

[–] Photuris@lemmy.ml 49 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

For real. I want me and my family to leave the United States. Bringing the entire family to a whole new life abroad is a very tall order.

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 31 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

And even there. There's no guarantee. Going to Europe where fascists in Russia, Hungary, etc loom? Maybe you'll be safe a little longer somewhere on the Asian continent with the currently slower rolling fascist forces there. But it's only temporary. You can't ultimately escape.

The question is. Where well the breaking point be for most people. What event will cause the public to drag these fuckers from their homes and hold them responsible. Because that's what it's going to take. For them to remember that they rely on us. Not only for their wealth. But continued existence. Only when that fear has been driven into them, will things even start to get better.

And it might surprise us. It may just be a red state that does it. One of these Republican sycophants getting dragged from a town hall. Assaulted by a whole community for their rolls in making things worse for everyone. Police are going to have a hard time locking up a whole town. And these elected ghouls that love to ignore their constituents will reel in terror. To be clear, violence isn't the answer. Fear is. The fear of knowing we far outnumber them. That they could be subject to violent accountability at any moment. Dragged from their safe beds even.

[–] Photuris@lemmy.ml 27 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Fear backed by the threat of violence.

Look, I hate violence. But anyone who says “violence isn’t the answer” clearly hasn’t read a history book. It’s nearly always how things are changed (for better or worse).

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 9 points 18 hours ago

Violence is the answer for authoritarians. But it never lasts. Because it's just a tool. The answer is respect, justice, and consent.

Without them you end up in inane cycles of violence like we have now.

[–] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 17 points 20 hours ago

People fleeing fascism are just hoping other people will be forced to fight it and win before it gets to them. No matter what happens, eventually some people will have to stand and fight it. There is nothing wrong with deciding that the time to stand and fight it has come. It is scary, yes. It has been a long time since we have had to fight fascism. We might feel like we have forgotten how. But we will learn quickly. The same technology that enables them also enables us in ways just as profound, maybe more profound. Vive la resistance!

[–] lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Fair enough. In that case I wish you a very successful revolt, that you or those aligned with it hunt down and eliminate the fascists so they can't come for you never, nowhere.

[–] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

If they're coming no matter where Id recommend anyplace that lets you keep a firearm and to stay away from anywhere that doesn't. Unless anyone's come up with a better way to stop fascists in the past 80 years, there's really only one solution. If you don't want to be part of the solution then you may as well stay right where you are and hope someone else does it for you.

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 1 points 14 hours ago

Firearms are a double edged sword. Maybe they help, maybe they hurt. But when society turns against you, and no place is safe for you. All the guns in the world even in the face of an unarmed populace won't save you.