There will be a six-month period when law enforcement will hand out warning tickets. Starting Jan. 1, 2026, the fines will be $100.
I'm glad that it's rightfully illegal now, but that seems like kind of a light consequence for endangering everyone around you.
I kind of have to sympathize with this commenter. Although I don't agree that federated social media is very difficult, it is definitely more confusing than normal social media. I would consider myself to be more technical than the majority of people, and even I had a confusing time switching from traditional social media to federated platforms.
If the goal is to have these platforms become more mainstream (which I would love to see personally), then there does need to be simpler ways to use them, or at least better, more concise explanations.
The issue of centralization can be a problem, but in regards to metadata, sealed sender does a lot to prevent Signal's servers from knowing who messages who, which makes Signal a lot more private than described here.
No, seriously, what's up with those messages ๐ญ