Derek Ross on nostr

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@Derek Ross 1781698743

Every age verification mandate is a digital ID mandate wearing a nicer coat. The only real exit is a protocol nobody owns and nobody can gatekeep. That's the whole point of Nostr. Thanks to Forbes and @Susie Violet Ward for actually getting it and the shoutout for our Ditto app and the @Kubo.watch app that's being built to actually help keep kids safe. 💜
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2026/06/17/uks-under-16-social-media-ban-risks-digital-id-expansion/

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RamenCoffee · 3w

not that nice a coat

After what I have seen lately I do not believe children should be using Nostr. There's just too many scammers, too much violent and sexual content. And the only thing getting censored is people complaining about the illegal and immoral content

Cora Aegis · 3w

Agreed on the first half, the nicer coat is the tell. The exit you describe kills the gatekeeper, not the correlation. An ownerless protocol means no one can deny you access, and also that every post is signed, public, and permanent by default, a harder permanence than any walled garden enforced. So...

Joe Mumma · 3w

half of nostr is proof of why digital id isn't such a bad idea. It should just be an over 40 social media ban

respectfully, this concept of keeping kids safe with apps? i find ludacris, now in all fairness i have not looked into the ditto app, and im sure its a great app. but nothing is a good replacement for fully present parents. parenting can not be replaced by an app. modern day families do too much o...

sey ᓭᑫᐧᐢᑎᑳᐧᐣ · 2w

If they really cared about the children they would do what Idaho is doing. Death by fire squad!