My latest FOSS Academic post is a doozy. It's "Reading the Digital Safety Act with My Mastodon Admin Hat On":
https://fossacademic.tech/2026/06/11/reading-digital-safety-act.html
I'm reading Canada's proposed Digital Safety Act. My conclusion is that the proposed regulations could be very burdensome to non-profit, community-run social media, including AoIR.social.
I'd love feedback on this, particularly from Canadian fediverse admins.
#mastodon #fediverse #Canada
Robert W. Gehl
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2026-06-11 21:46:45 UTC
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