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Some US states have started trying to ban or require ID for Bluesky. Is it possible to self host on your own hardware that allows somebody to get around that. If not the decentralization doesn't seem real.

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You can circumvent that without self-hosting anything. (though self-hosting your PDS is one way to avoid all but the block on Mississippi)

https://gist.github.com/mary-ext/6e27b24a83838202908808ad528...

Their official website/app are compliant with those laws when unmodified.

This is so funny that with a self-hosted PDS you can just tell BlueSky "trust me bro." What an absolute joke these age verification laws are.

We were content with "Are you 21 Y/n" for sites featuring alcohol for years, why did we have to go and mess it up?

I would phrase that differently, it sounds like you're suggesting that some states have actually banned Bluesky by name.

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