”What stands out to me about the conversations on the fediverse is how much focus is placed on the singular fediverse, and how its decentralised nature can be a powerful tool for dealing with government overreach. In contrast, very limited attention is given to the very real problem that this means that there are a large number of server operators who do have to make the challenging decision for themselves: do they comply with Mississippi's Age Assurance Law, block access to Mississippi IP addresses, or ignore it altogether?“
— @LaurensHof in this weeks' Connected Places
This absolutely nails the issues facing the fediverse, especially as we go more mainstream and have to deal with regulations with legal requirements around the globe, especially in countries and states where we have people accessing our services from.