@davidallengreen a group of teenagers under 16 could set up their own mastodon server and NOT federate, just like anyone else.
Just them and their friends.
@JuliaRez @knowprose @davidallengreen Are we talking technically or legally?
Technically, yes. Legally : no, you're still subject to the online safety act and probably the upcoming law too. I'm not sure even if teenagers had the ability to handle the OSA requirements, if they're even legally permitted to because they're not adults.
The only reason Mastodon has got away with it so far is because it's small, and no one has (yet) tried to enforce the law against an instance.
Says the person who is in Sweden, honest guv, cough.
I guess if a masto install is now 'apt install mastodon-server' then _maybe._
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