Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Laurens Hof @laurenshof@indieweb.social

8/29/2025, 4:53:18 PM

Public

slightly worrying that mastodon.social says they cant comply with age verification laws as they dont have the means to implement such a thing, while also being explicit that they allow people from 16+ on their server, with laws requiring 18+

https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/29/mastodon-says-it-doesnt-have-the-means-to-comply-with-age-verification-laws/

Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification laws | TechCrunch

Decentralized social network Mastodon says it cannot comply with age verification laws, like in Mississippi and elsewhere, and says it's up to individual server owners to decide.

techcrunch.com · TechCrunch

Link author: Sarah Perez 💙@Sarahp@mastodon.social

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://indieweb.social/users/laurenshof/statuses/115113092614414194 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)