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What's it like with the Online Safety Act in effect? (lemmy.world)
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American here (yes, yes, boo hiss etc). I admittedly just learned about the online safety act and listened to an American podcaster talk about it like the sky is falling. Is it over there? What's it practically like?

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[–] GandalftheBlack@feddit.org 12 points 4 days ago

So far there's nothing I've been age-checked for that I can't go without. If I need to, I'll get a VPN or Death Stranding 2, but there's no way I'm uploading my ID or portrait for any of these checks.