@0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange @isotopp@infosec.exchange @shitpostalotl@axfedi.derg.rest @enejjohhem@mastodon.social like, there isn't much concrete precedent yet I can point to, but it's all but explicitly stated that these are exactly the kinds of things all the "child safety" bills are meant to do, and platforms like discord, which LOVES its automated message-scanning surveillance, are extremely willing to share chatlogs with law enforcement.

@0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange @isotopp@infosec.exchange @shitpostalotl@axfedi.derg.rest @enejjohhem@mastodon.social and god help you if you provide sexual health advice to a queer minor who has nobody else to turn to.

@shitpostalotl@axfedi.derg.rest @0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange @isotopp@infosec.exchange @enejjohhem@mastodon.social well, if the community discusses sexual health, kink, etc., or there's pornography (or queer art that the government deems pornographic), censorship is a very possible threat.

also, in late 2025 the UK made it illegal to share various types of kink content (it's Somehow Abuse Trust Me Bro despite everyone involved being consenting adults), and they at least say it can be punished by prison sentence. if that sort of trend continues, and other countries follow suit, well... yeah

@0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange @isotopp@infosec.exchange @enejjohhem@mastodon.social like not to get all Political but we are seeing attempts to backslide on LGBTQ+ rights and censor queer content in many countries around the world. we can't just design another messaging platform that easily hands over conversation logs from "Undesirable" communities to the authorities.

@isotopp@infosec.exchange @enejjohhem@mastodon.social @0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange You could just... not enable encryption in your communities, then. But it should absolutely be an option for vulnerable groups where "no full text search :(" and "no automod :(" are less important than ensuring their own safety.