US Government: We're going to start demanding that social media websites crack down on sex workers
Sex workers: Oh yeah? We don't need you. We'll start our own social media, with blackjack and hookers.
@SadistHailey and can't they prosecute the admins of this mastodon if they really want to?
@ErisMartinet @SadistHailey nah, the servers are based in Australia. :D
@omgheatherjana @SadistHailey OK. who's to say Australia doesn't do a Fosta / Sesta too? UK already is in the process of banning porn and thinking of the nordic model. It's a worldwide trend.
@ErisMartinet @SadistHailey that wasn't your question though. (you were specifically referring to US govn't reach.) in any case, if something like that happens eventually, moving the server to a different country is an option, but we can cross that bridge if/when we come to it. @switter
@omgheatherjana @SadistHailey @switter you're right it wasn't my initial q. But there is much to consider; the CLOUD act too, just passed, allows US police to bypass court order to ask for all your data if they want to. from a foreign gov. Soooo not looking good innit
@ErisMartinet @SadistHailey @switter sure, they can ask, but it's up to countries to decide whether or not they want to provide it. (for example, i'm moving my site to an Icelandic server, bc they are big proponents of internet privacy and do not belong to the EU, so they're not likely to comply with US requests for anyone's data. we just need to stay vigilant and industrious: sex workers' 2 best qualities imo! :)
@omgheatherjana @SadistHailey @switter yeah that'll work for our purposes. I am UK based so not as much concerned. But the higher picture is things are getting very shit in a very shit way and .. it worries me you know
@omgheatherjana @SadistHailey @switter yeah all this is making us romantic little tech pirates
@ErisMartinet @SadistHailey @switter it's...[sniff]...so beautiful! 😅
@ErisMartinet I’m UK too, and I thought once the UK prohibitionists see how fast this bill got moving, they’ll be busying themselves prepping same for us here, they’ve already seeped in there, with Nordic model in part of UK, N.I. @omgheatherjana @SadistHailey @switter
@Dollymopp @omgheatherjana @SadistHailey @switter ofc, that's my worry too. UK always follows in the footsteps on US don't they, like a puppy. POrn is already in the process of getting basically banned!
@ErisMartinet @SadistHailey @switter tbh i think one of the best things we've ever done as a community was to link ourselves up to the Mastodon universe. this place is crawling with progressive, freaky, kinky-ass coders who love solving problems! and we're def going to need their help to fight this incoming nonsense. ;)