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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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