As of today, Brazil requires identity verification to use social media

> Art. 24. No âmbito de seus serviços, os provedores de produtos ou serviços direcionados a crianças e a adolescentes ou de acesso provável por eles deverão garantir que usuários ou contas de crianças e de adolescentes de até 16 (dezesseis) anos de idade estejam vinculados ao usuário ou à conta de um de seus responsáveis legais.

So if I have it right, 'providers of products or services targeted at children and adolescents or likely access by them'.

Re: As of today, Brazil requires identity verification to use social media

#5

Post by replooda » Wed, Mar 18, 2026, 8:28 AM UTC

eesmith wrote: post #4

throwawayk7h wrote: post #3

What constitutes social media?

https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2023-2026/2025/Lei... > DAS REDES SOCIAIS > Art. 24. No âmbito de seus serviços, os provedores de produtos ou serviços direcionados a crianças e a adolescentes ou de acesso provável por eles deverão garantir que usuários ou contas de crianças e de adolescentes de até 16 (dezesseis) anos de idade estejam vinculados ao usuário ou à conta de um de seus responsáveis legais. So if…

And I've translated its definition of "likely access" here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47338260

Re: As of today, Brazil requires identity verification to use social media

#6

Post by eesmith » Wed, Mar 18, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC

replooda wrote: post #5

eesmith wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2023-2026/2025/Lei... > DAS REDES SOCIAIS > Art. 24. No âmbito de seus serviços, os provedores de produtos ou serviços direcionados a crianças e a adolescentes ou de acesso provável por eles deverão garantir que usuários ou contas de crianças e de adolescentes de até 16 (dezesseis) anos de idade estejam vinculados ao usuário ou à conta de um de seus responsáveis legais. So if…

And I've translated its definition of "likely access" here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47338260

Thanks!

I think that means the Mastodon instance I'm on, with ~50 users (all adults, that I can tell) does not count, right?

I remember the BBS days back in the 1980s when the BBS admin called you up to verify adult status.

Re: As of today, Brazil requires identity verification to use social media

#7

Post by replooda » Wed, Mar 18, 2026, 1:21 PM UTC

eesmith wrote: post #6

replooda wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And I've translated its definition of "likely access" here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47338260

Thanks! I think that means the Mastodon instance I'm on, with ~50 users (all adults, that I can tell) does not count, right? I remember the BBS days back in the 1980s when the BBS admin called you up to verify adult status.

Honestly, it's Brazil. Anything goes. Minister gets mad at Musk? Twitter is blocked, daily USD 10k fine for users circumventing the block. So, despite what you've just read, Canonical was included in their list of companies which need to comply. [0] In short, who knows. I'd say they might have a less dishonest case against Mastodon instances than Ubuntu, though.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47387548

Re: As of today, Brazil requires identity verification to use social media

#8

Post by matheusmoreira » Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC

replooda wrote: post #7

eesmith wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks! I think that means the Mastodon instance I'm on, with ~50 users (all adults, that I can tell) does not count, right? I remember the BBS days back in the 1980s when the BBS admin called you up to verify adult status.

Honestly, it's Brazil. Anything goes. Minister gets mad at Musk? Twitter is blocked, daily USD 10k fine for users circumventing the block. So, despite what you've just read, Canonical was included in their list of companies which need to comply. [0] In short, who knows. I'd say they might have a less dishonest case against Mastodon instances than Ubuntu, though. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47387548

I long for the day AI replaces the entire brazilian judiciary.

Re: As of today, Brazil requires identity verification to use social media

#9

Post by replooda » Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC

matheusmoreira wrote: post #8

replooda wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Honestly, it's Brazil. Anything goes. Minister gets mad at Musk? Twitter is blocked, daily USD 10k fine for users circumventing the block. So, despite what you've just read, Canonical was included in their list of companies which need to comply. [0] In short, who knows. I'd say they might have a less dishonest case against Mastodon instances than Ubuntu, though. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47387548

I long for the day AI replaces the entire brazilian judiciary.

Hasn't it?

Re: As of today, Brazil requires identity verification to use social media

#10

Post by matheusmoreira » Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 3:31 PM UTC

replooda wrote: post #9

matheusmoreira wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I long for the day AI replaces the entire brazilian judiciary.

Hasn't it?

I wish. They're still getting paid kingly sums.