Mel 🏳️⚧️
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Likes FFXIV, Xenoblade, and other games.
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Likes FFXIV, Xenoblade, and other games.
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for people in the comments who are confused about why this impacts the aforementioned communities, what you need to pay attention to is why these guidelines are being updated in the first place: privacy laws
Taylor Lorenz at the Guardian puts it very concisely in the included statement, here
Taylor Lorenz at the Guardian puts it very concisely in the included statement, here
![the offending snippet from the Community Guidelines: Eligibility and Age Assurance Section: Updated to clarify compliance with online safety laws and regulations (e.g., US Children's Online Privacy Protection Act [COPPA], OSA, DSA) and to require age assurance where necessary.
Moderation and Illegal Content: Added detail on proactive moderation and illegal content responses to comply with the DSA.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:e4fxivqcswqkkkecpllbarwm/bafkreibam5yxn6oww7igp7da5yqow3dhtsg6gbgike3avhvvun33fth3tm@jpeg)
August 17, 2025 at 11:33 AM
for people in the comments who are confused about why this impacts the aforementioned communities, what you need to pay attention to is why these guidelines are being updated in the first place: privacy laws
Taylor Lorenz at the Guardian puts it very concisely in the included statement, here
Taylor Lorenz at the Guardian puts it very concisely in the included statement, here
Just kinda sucks that I could have been done with what is stressing me rn last week, but bc of other stressful stuff I am still stuck with it :c
May 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Just kinda sucks that I could have been done with what is stressing me rn last week, but bc of other stressful stuff I am still stuck with it :c