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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social}

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Created this account on 01/12/2024! Alt account is @corkiejp.bsky.social Verified Human: - bsky.app/profile/corkiejp.github.io… @corkiejp.wsocial.eu : - "So-called founding member"!

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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 29/09/2026
Maybe trouble with my extension so, or there have been changes on the AT Protocol itself?
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ord Schema Backlinks Info

id you make changes to pdsls.dev recently an
y extension can no longer open them.

can't login with my wsocial account?"
.feed.post"

pdsls.dev says
Could not read current record JSON

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OK

Copy record

Record on PDS

Hide media

Edit record

t of JSON
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 28/09/2026
And already removed today, I wonder how long it was there for? Your scanner has not been updated yet?
needs-review label
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 17/09/2026
Wsocial at the time of this post!
We'll be right back
W Social is down for scheduled maintenance while we upgrade our servers.

Your account, posts and messages are safe.

Maintenance in progress
This page checks again every minute and returns you to W Social when we are back.
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 14/09/2026
Look what is in circulation today and credited as news breaking by some?
Fake news trump meme!
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 13/09/2026
And if you think, I removed you from my mod list or unsubbed from it. Check the records dates, if you know how. Your free to report me to moderation if you want but the records backup that I haven't!
Showing accounts subbing to my mod list and dates done so on. 3 bottom subs are my accounts.
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 11/09/2026
Strange nobody mentioned the below? @denysvuika.wsocial.eu Makes another good analogy for BOTS!
WESTWOALD
... where robot men and
women are programmed
to serve you for
... ROMANCE
... VIOLENCE
ANYTHING
MGM "WESTWORLD"YUL BRYNNER RICHARD BENJAMIN
JAMES BROLIN . FRED KARLIN . MICHAEL CRICHTON * PAUL N. LAZARUS III
Produced try

PANAVISION' METROCOLOR

BOY, HAVE WE GOT A
VACATION FOR YOU ...

Where nothing
can possibly
go wrong
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 10/09/2026
I am a terminally online person and had to look up the word 'Harambe' but I have a memory like a sieve for names. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harambe
'Harambe'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harambe
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 31/08/2026
Thanks for the heads up and confirmed with my extension accounts are indeed hosted on #wsocial pds. Must add them to a list I am maintaining of custom handles on the PDS.
Screenshot of mackuba.eu post above in this thread!
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 21/08/2026
Der spredes misinformation om #wideness, og de behøver ikke mange oplysninger. De er klar over 'EU's digitale tegnebog' (har ventet siden slutningen af ​​juni på at komme i gang med en prøveperiode), hvilket ville være en lignende proces.
Choice of what info to share with #widentity
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 15/08/2026
Have you tried the email route under GDPR to get the account closed. "To exercise your rights, please contact us at info@wsocial.eu or dpo@wsocial.eu."
You have the right to erasure under Article 17 GDPR. This means that you may request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances, for example where the data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

You have the right to restriction of processing under Article 18 GDPR. This means that you may request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.

You have the right to data portability under Article 20 GDPR. Where processing is based on consent or contract and carried out by automated means, you may request to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and transmit it to another controller.

You have the right to object under Article 21 GDPR. Where processing is based on legitimate interests, you may object to the processing on grounds relating to your particular situation.

You have the right to withdraw consent under Article 7(3) GDPR. Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In Sweden, the relevant supervisory authority is Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten, IMY, the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection. You may also lodge a complaint with another competent EU or EEA supervisory authority.

To exercise your rights, please contact us at info@wsocial.eu or dpo@wsocial.eu.
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 12/08/2026
Thanks @support.wsocial.eu and 'Tech Team' for sorting out my onboarding problem. pdsls.dev/at://did:plc... Also a thanks to @anna.wsocial.eu for paying attention to my lonely account.
Listification notice of being add to a list.
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 12/08/2026
There is only a small team of people managing #wsocial with a one man support 'WWF' @support.wsocial.eu . I said the 'Tech Team' where looking into my issue, and not a 'support team'.
W Social (W Social) employs around 11 to 50 people, with reports indicating approximately 25 employees at the time of its initial launch.Company DetailsSize: Estimated 11–50 active staff members.Parent/Affiliated Organization: Operates as a subsidiary/project tied to We Don't Have Time AB.Leadership Team: Headed by CEO Anna Zeiter alongside a core executive and advisory board.
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 11/08/2026
Just wired into my extension support for mu.social as well! Not published to repo yet. So people of eurosky can not claim I am antity that PDS users.
mu.social hiding post from wscoail.eu
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 11/08/2026
As an advocate for 'Free Speech' I also utilising my right under it not to listen.
Free speech protects a person's right to express ideas, but constitutional and legal traditions generally balance this by protecting an individual’s right not to be compelled to listen, read, or display government messages. Legal systems often limit public intrusion—such as captive audiences or noise ordinances—giving people tools to turn away.The Right Not to Be CompelledFreedom from state-forced speech: Courts have long ruled that the government cannot force citizens to broadcast or recite state ideologies, such as mandatory flag salutes or displaying state slogans on personal property.The "captive audience" doctrine: Legal protections exist when unwilling listeners cannot easily avoid a message, such as inside certain workplaces, public transit, or intrusive localized broadcasting.
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 11/08/2026
I have already wired that in but not published to my repo yet.
wsocial screenshot with search results hidden.
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 10/08/2026
Below is what I have for wsocial but getting the show button working after something is hidden is proving difficult and needs bug fixing.
Wsocail website with hidden posts.
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 10/08/2026
... Apply in reverse as well filter out wsocial content on bsky/deer. Here is the options page for the extension. @m62jim.wsocial.eu
Options page for AT Protocol Handler.

wsocial.eu

Hide posts and replies from *.bsky.social
Hides the whole post or reply when the author handle ends with .bsky.social.

Hide posts and replies from *.eurosky.social
Hides the whole post or reply when the author handle ends with .eurosky.social.

Shorten wsocial handles
Shows @username instead of @username.wsocial.eu on wsocial.eu only.

Show wsocial copy buttons
Adds a copy button beside wsocial handles.
bsky.app

Hide posts and replies from *.wsocial.eu
Hides the whole post or reply when the author handle ends with .wsocial.eu.

Hide posts and replies from *.eurosky.social
Hides the whole post or reply when the author handle ends with .eurosky.social.

Show copy buttons
Adds a copy button beside profile handles on Bluesky.
deer.social

Hide posts and replies from *.wsocial.eu
Hides the whole post or reply when the author handle ends with .wsocial.eu.

Hide posts and replies from *.eurosky.social
Hides the whole post or reply when the author handle ends with .eurosky.social.

Show copy buttons
Adds a copy button beside profile handles on Deer.
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 10/08/2026
Start of a new week! And this is hopefully a gentle reminder to have the 'Tech Team' manually verify my account @corkiejp.wsocial.eu and possible 107 inactive accounts as well? @support.wsocial.eu (WWF) #wsocial #widentity
PDS Self record that is not verified on wsocial.eu yet!
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · -27095150s
Just a disclaimer from the person behind this account! Post created 12/07/2025 19:46 ~ If my edit works this should become a stickied posts on my profile!
Disclaimer:- I'm not a developer, my PWA's and Extension were created
with the assistance of AI Powered search engine,
https://www.perplexity.ai/
as an experiment into what can be done with static html on github.

Mainly created for personal use but shared in the hope others can find them useful?
Or if a more knowledgable developer can build more featues into them? #hashinalt
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 10/08/2026
Hi another feature would be nice is when you type a username.wsocial.eu into an url bar in the browser the site could open that site on that user profile the way bluesky handles them as well, instead of the blurb about the PDS?
PDS blurb on entering a wsocail.eu  handle in the URL of the address bar.
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 10/08/2026
@raad.wsocial.eu I listened and for my 'AT Protocol Handler' I just scripted the feature to omit the full handle on desktop or mobile browsers not the client apk's. @denysvuika.wsocial.eu You were looking for a copy handle feature, included that as well but displayed on every post.
A wsocial post featuring two pots: one discusses the challenges of running a business, and the other promotes a webinar on AutoLISP by Didier Aveline, with a graphic displaying the event details.

Copy button for handle coloured yellow on image.

Copy button also available on other clients bsky & deersocial.
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 09/08/2026
It tells you on the invite that not all countries are supported yet. I had to get mine manually verified as well. And bugs in the system I am still not verified a week later. But they intend to handle it!
Verification note

NFC verification is currently in early beta and is not yet supported for all passports and national identity cards. If NFC does not work for your document, please select one of the other verification methods available in W Identity.


Please note that W is currently in beta. You may occasionally experience bugs, friction, or other issues as we continue improving the platform.


Thank you for helping shape the future of social media.
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 07/08/2026
@support.wsocial.eu A full week since my invite and still not verified on the client? You said the 'Tech Team' where going to manually apply it on my behalf?
wsocial PDS record showing not been verified!
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 04/08/2026
@lara.wsocial.eu If your into EU Politics? @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu & @president.europarl.europa.eu is on wsocial PDS, I will have to check other EU accounts to see whom have migrated over? When i get my account activate I might recreate my dated lists and provide update ones.
President of the @ec.europa.eu
Mother of seven. Brussels-born. European by heart. 🇪🇺
126,126
Followers
27
Following
1,643
Posts
did:plc:wr6esgkuixhvsge3ueraz6yb
PDS: https://pds.wsocial.network
registration and history:
User @vonderleyen.bsky.social registered 11/10/2023 at PDS: https://bsky.social
13/11/2023 mushroom migration to PDS: https://inkcap.us-east.host.bsky.network
User changed handle to vonderleyen.at.ec.europa.eu 21/11/2024
User changed handle to vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu 04/12/2024
11/06/2026to external server PDS: https://pds.wsocial.network
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 02/08/2026
onlyhumanhub.com label on my account. Note: - No other account with this passport exists! label on my account.
https://onlyhumanhub.com/ label on my account. Note: - No other account with this passport exists! label on my account.
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 09/04/2026
#LinkedinBrowserGate Your security tools maybe already protecting you from Linkedin Browser Gate probe of the extensions you use? I vibe coded an extension to check if your security tools are exposing your browser to these probes.
Screenshot of extension that prevents website probe your installed extensions.
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 06/04/2026
Just wondering if you ever use mobile browser when visiting skythread page text window has to be scrolled horizontally to see the content?
Sample screenshot of sky thread page.
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 04/09/2025
Been a rock and a hard place! Old video of mine, that I managed to export from my struck of youtube account!
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 21/08/2025
As youtube has struck of my personal channel where I was showing the access code for my corkiejp.github.io/ATProtoViewe... here it is!
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 14/08/2025
New TOS for Bluesky!? bsky.social/about/blog/0...
A notification message about updates to Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Community Guidelines, with a "Continue" button and a reminder to share feedback.
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 14/08/2025
On desktop click the (I) icon next to sponsor info? The below popups up?
My Ad Centre for showing less of the same ad!
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 06/08/2025
@darkwolfreborn.bsky.social Welcome to bluesky, but you have an account for a few months? Saw your post on 'Xitter', just so you know it is also and EU law for age assurance on that platform.
Now more on Bluesky because for adult content must you now pay for premium account on x in Germany for age verification!! Because x react to a uk law that you see no adult contend in the eu without age verification and this you can only in x when you pay so… x bye bye
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 31/07/2025
On desktop upload as Media?
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 30/07/2025
Ireland regulator @cnam-ie.bsky.social enforces the Age assurance laws for EU Wide for these companies, that is why 'Xitter' is complying with the rules across EU!
Companies with EU HQ in Ireland that are required to comply with EU Age Assurance Laws!
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 30/07/2025
" Ireland is NOT in the EU!!! " Ireland where I live is definitely in the EU! Your thinking of the UK which we are not a part of! Our regulator @cnam-ie.bsky.social enforces the Age assurance laws for EU Wide for these companies, that is why 'Xitter' is complying with the rules across EU!
Platforms with EU Headquarters in Ireland!
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 30/07/2025
@twoside.bsky.social You don't need to be premium probably one of the many bugs with the system if your seeing that ask grok as a lot seem to be doing?
Xitter age verification does not need premium!
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 29/07/2025
Not just the UK! EU, USA and Australia have now or in the pipeline age verification laws!
Countries with age Verification!
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 26/07/2025
@mary.my.id You don't even need an extension you can use Dev Tools just to block the url: <bsky>.app/ipcc (Session based)!
Developer Tools for Temporary Blocking
Chrome DevTools/Firefox Developer Tools/Safari Web Inspector: Developers can block specific URLs temporarily while DevTools/Web Inspector are open. For example, in Chrome, open DevTools, go to the Network tab, find and right-click the request, and select "Block request URL." This block is session-based and only persists while DevTools are open
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 26/07/2025
And sharing of verification to other utilities is rule out as well! Check alt for link to where I obtained above links and below info.
Sharing Age verification with other utilities! 

See: - https://www.perplexity.ai/search/is-kws-an-approved-age-gate-me-tkd4kXKWSRa5eDZTblnUpw
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 25/07/2025
www.perplexity.ai/search/is-kw...
Bluesky’s case:

Bluesky’s implementation, as documented publicly and by technical reviewers, currently falls short of "robust" because its protections are not enforced at the platform level, meaning they are easily circumvented by slightly informed users.

This is not a fault of KWS technology, which—if properly integrated—supports server-enforced, multi-factor verification and cannot be bypassed by client-side tweaks. The issue is Bluesky’s decision to check verification status on the user’s device, not centrally.

Summary:

While KWS is capable of supporting EU/UK compliance, Bluesky’s current method of deploying it would likely not satisfy the "robustness" requirements specified by the EU Guidelines or the UK Online Safety Act. Enforcement actions or regulatory guidance later this year are likely to focus on exactly these weaknesses.

Important caveat: If Bluesky migrates its verification to enforce checks via its main backend (API/PDS server, not just the client), and uses KWS for actual server-side gating, it could fully comply. Until then, browser extension bypasses and similar exploits disqualify the current approach from being considered robust under the law. #hashinalt
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 24/07/2025
Should I be concerned or is this some sort of warning? Did he make a mistake. Because the block was only for a few minutes?
@samuel.bsky.team
 has blocked you
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 23/07/2025
For your concern @ec.europa.eu @cnam-ie.bsky.social Note see alt for text in screenshot!
5. Conclusion and Compliance Assessment
In summary:

KWS technically meets basic GDPR requirements for lawful basis and transparency, but its privacy policy and data practices raise concerns about excessive data collection, data retention, and secondary uses, which may conflict with EU principles of data minimization and purpose limitation.

The new EU guidance on children’s data and age assurance make clear that organizations must limit collection to what is strictly necessary and not repurpose data for unrelated uses, which is a point of contention in user complaints about KWS.

Caveat
As of July 2025, regulatory enforcement and court challenges may further clarify whether KWS's specific implementations are in breach of EU law. Current practice suggests grounds exist for concern under GDPR, especially if data beyond what is strictly necessary is collected or retained, or if users are not clearly informed and cannot object or erase their data upon request.
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 19/07/2025
I got my new passport delivered to me Yesterday. First thing I did with it online was to do the below. See @onlyhumanhub.com by @dom96.picheta.me Needed the passport for EU Age Restrictions Guidelines coming into force from ‬21st July. onlyhumanhub.com/profile/cork...
A profile overview from a platform called Bluesky, displaying the handle, linked account information, and passport verification status as "Verified Human." See @onlyhumanhub.com by @dom96.picheta.me‬
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 19/07/2025
As both the above platforms have EU headquarters based in Ireland, EU Age restrictions will be enforced on them from July 21st! Along with the below.
A table listing various platforms and their status regarding EU headquarters in Ireland, including notes on each platform's presence.
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 18/07/2025
Tried again incognito same result after the successful scan of the chip? As say others may have just given up instead of trying to contact you? I will try again and copy the url of the last page on error.
Error message indicating a session failure, with a red "X" icon and the text "Session failed, please try again."
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 16/07/2025
I asked my favourite ai about your theory!
Open, federated platforms like Mastodon or Bluesky will need to integrate compliant, robust age verification—most likely by plugging in the EU blueprint (or national/EU-certified solutions) as a mandatory gate for certain content or features. The EU’s approach is to provide this foundation as open source precisely so everyone—large or small platforms, and developers—can implement it securely and auditable for privacy
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 16/07/2025
Blow and more blow! You can't pass EU legislation on static github pages for Age Verification rules! Source of image:- www.perplexity.ai/search/eu-on... Still will put a basic system that require people to view an age restricted r/ATProtoViewer/ to get a code to put on enter on my PWA's @mackuba.eu
Can Age Verification Be Done with Static Pages?
Direct age verification on purely static pages (like those on GitHub Pages) is almost impossible to make compliant with the new EU rules. The requirements set by the EU for age verification systems emphasize they must be:

Robust: Not easily bypassed or manipulated by users.

Privacy-preserving: Not collecting more information than necessary.

Interoperable: Compatible with official EU Digital ID schemes.

Static sites run all their logic in the browser, exposing any hashes, codes, or logic to the user—making them trivial to bypass or reverse-engineer. This approach does not meet the required robustness or security, and so is not considered compliant by EU regulators.
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 15/07/2025
One of 150+ doenloadable watch faces on Hoco Y22
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 15/07/2025
Ambient mode:-
Ambient mode on Hoco Y22
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John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social} @corkiejp.github.io · 14/07/2025
Chrome Browser url with AT Protocol Extension enabled!
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