Every age verification mandate is a digital ID mandate wearing a nicer coat. The only real exit is a protocol nobody owns and nobody can gatekeep. That's the whole point of Nostr. Thanks to Forbes and nprofile1qqsthy887pf36j465w0ls5y32a6rf7m06whlnnacmgn4rx0zg845alcpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43z7qgwwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkctcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhs7vsgdc (nprofile…sgdc) for actually getting it and the shoutout for our Ditto app and the nprofile1qqstxc93mdmk8jrrsksvyjuknl4d029yqq3ndr4hy0qq6fcxlq9u5fcpzpmhxue69uhkuumfw3jjuun4dchsz9thwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjme0qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehgmewwfjj7jvmz9t (nprofile…mz9t) app that's being built to actually help keep kids safe. 💜
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2026/06/17/uks-under-16-social-media-ban-risks-digital-id-expansion/
Derek Ross
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2026-06-17 12:19:03 UTC
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