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Remarkable that this article coincides with the phishing attack spam pummeling instances that uses fake age verification as its attack surface. https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/29/mastodon-says-it-doesnt-have-the-means-to-comply-with-age…

Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification laws | TechCrunch
Decentralized social network Mastodon says it cannot comply with age verification laws, like in Mississippi and elsewhere, and says it's up to individual server owners to decide.

Why Japanese Developers Write Code Completely Differently (And Why It Works Better)
https://medium.com/@sohail_saifi/why-japanese-developers-write-code-completely-differently-and-why-it-works-better-de…

In a letter sent to Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon on August 25,
Democratic senators, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren,
condemned the department’s decision to remove the
‘Submit a Complaint’ button on the Office of Federal Student Aid’s (FSA) website.
Since Trump’s inauguration in January, the department has laid off approximately 1,300 people, close to half of its staff.
Many of those employees handled borrowers’ complaints, according to the senat…

Senators Blast DOE for Removing the ‘Submit a Complaint’ Button on Website
Submitting a complaint is now a “multi-step, illogical navigation process,” the senators said.

from my link log —
Emulating aarch64 in software using JIT compilation and Rust.
https://pitsidianak.is/blog/posts/2025-08-25_emulating_aarch64_in_software_using_JIT_compilation.html
saved 2025-08-26

Mastodon says it does not "have the means to apply age verification" to its services and it's up to server admins to observe local laws in places they operate (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/29/mast

Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification laws | TechCrunch
Decentralized social network Mastodon says it cannot comply with age verification laws, like in Mississippi and elsewhere, and says it's up to individual server owners to decide.

'We are already in conflict with Russia' — Merz says Putin destabilizing Germany: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/30/we-are-already-in-conflict.html

Unconditional Ceasefire Holds Between Cambodia and Thailand, in Conflict Over Disputed Border https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/unconditional-ceasefire-holds-between-cambodia-and-thailand-in-conflict-over-disputed-border/

Unconditional Ceasefire Holds Between Cambodia and Thailand, in Conflict Over Disputed Border
Artillery fire broke out between the two nations after a landmine explosion injured 5 Thai soldiers along the disputed border in Thailand

Casi se me pasa que hoy estš de cumpleaños el tremendo guitarrista de RATM, Audioslave y tantos otros proyectos. Activista político y admirador de Víctor Jara, por lo demšs: Tom Morello. Hoy cumple 61 años. 🥳🎂🎸🤘🏻
#TomMorello #CumpleañosRockero

Mastodon says it does not "have the means to apply age verification" to its services and it's up to server admins to observe local laws in places they operate (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/29/mast

Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification laws | TechCrunch
Decentralized social network Mastodon says it cannot comply with age verification laws, like in Mississippi and elsewhere, and says it's up to individual server owners to decide.

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 nonprofit 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.
The statement …

Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification laws | TechCrunch
Decentralized social network Mastodon says it cannot comply with age verification laws, like in Mississippi and elsewhere, and says it's up to individual server owners to decide.