John O Connell {my alt is corkiejp.bsky.social}

@corkiejp.github.io

Created this account on 01/12/2024! Alt account is @corkiejp.bsky.social Created ATProtoViewer:- https://corkiejp.github.io/ATProtoViewer/ Verified Human: - https://bsky.app/profile/corkiejp.github.io/post/3ludsawvk622o

Screenshot of extension that prevents website probe your installed extensions.

Disclaimer:- I'm not a developer, my PWA's and Extension were created
with the assistance of AI Powered search engine,
https://www.perplexity.ai/
as an experiment into what can be done with static html on github.

Mainly created for personal use but shared in the hope others can find them useful?
Or if a more knowledgable developer can build more featues into them? #hashinalt

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Now more on Bluesky because for adult content must you now pay for premium account on x in Germany for age verification!! Because x react to a uk law that you see no adult contend in the eu without age verification and this you can only in x when you pay so… x bye bye

Companies with EU HQ in Ireland that are required to comply with EU Age Assurance Laws!

Platforms with EU Headquarters in Ireland!

Xitter age verification does not need premium!

Developer Tools for Temporary Blocking
Chrome DevTools/Firefox Developer Tools/Safari Web Inspector: Developers can block specific URLs temporarily while DevTools/Web Inspector are open. For example, in Chrome, open DevTools, go to the Network tab, find and right-click the request, and select "Block request URL." This block is session-based and only persists while DevTools are open

Sharing Age verification with other utilities!

See: - https://www.perplexity.ai/search/is-kws-an-approved-age-gate-me-tkd4kXKWSRa5eDZTblnUpw

Bluesky’s case:

Bluesky’s implementation, as documented publicly and by technical reviewers, currently falls short of "robust" because its protections are not enforced at the platform level, meaning they are easily circumvented by slightly informed users.

This is not a fault of KWS technology, which—if properly integrated—supports server-enforced, multi-factor verification and cannot be bypassed by client-side tweaks. The issue is Bluesky’s decision to check verification status on the user’s device, not centrally.

Summary:

While KWS is capable of supporting EU/UK compliance, Bluesky’s current method of deploying it would likely not satisfy the "robustness" requirements specified by the EU Guidelines or the UK Online Safety Act. Enforcement actions or regulatory guidance later this year are likely to focus on exactly these weaknesses.

Important caveat: If Bluesky migrates its verification to enforce checks via its main backend (API/PDS server, not just the client), and uses KWS for actual server-side gating, it could fully comply. Until then, browser extension bypasses and similar exploits disqualify the current approach from being considered robust under the law. #hashinalt

5. Conclusion and Compliance Assessment
In summary:

KWS technically meets basic GDPR requirements for lawful basis and transparency, but its privacy policy and data practices raise concerns about excessive data collection, data retention, and secondary uses, which may conflict with EU principles of data minimization and purpose limitation.

The new EU guidance on children’s data and age assurance make clear that organizations must limit collection to what is strictly necessary and not repurpose data for unrelated uses, which is a point of contention in user complaints about KWS.

Caveat
As of July 2025, regulatory enforcement and court challenges may further clarify whether KWS's specific implementations are in breach of EU law. Current practice suggests grounds exist for concern under GDPR, especially if data beyond what is strictly necessary is collected or retained, or if users are not clearly informed and cannot object or erase their data upon request.

A table listing various platforms and their status regarding EU headquarters in Ireland, including notes on each platform's presence.

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Open, federated platforms like Mastodon or Bluesky will need to integrate compliant, robust age verification—most likely by plugging in the EU blueprint (or national/EU-certified solutions) as a mandatory gate for certain content or features. The EU’s approach is to provide this foundation as open source precisely so everyone—large or small platforms, and developers—can implement it securely and auditable for privacy

Can Age Verification Be Done with Static Pages?
Direct age verification on purely static pages (like those on GitHub Pages) is almost impossible to make compliant with the new EU rules. The requirements set by the EU for age verification systems emphasize they must be:

Robust: Not easily bypassed or manipulated by users.

Privacy-preserving: Not collecting more information than necessary.

Interoperable: Compatible with official EU Digital ID schemes.

Static sites run all their logic in the browser, exposing any hashes, codes, or logic to the user—making them trivial to bypass or reverse-engineer. This approach does not meet the required robustness or security, and so is not considered compliant by EU regulators.

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Chrome Browser url with AT Protocol Extension enabled!

$const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search); const aturl = params.get("aturl") || ""; const sites = [ { name: "atproto.at", url: `https://atproto.at/viewer?uri=${aturl}` }, { name: "ATProtoViewer", url: `https://corkiejp.github.io/ATProtoViewer/index.html?uri=${aturl}` }, { name: "SkyThread", url: `https://blue.mackuba.eu/skythread/?q=${aturl}` }, { name: "pdsls", url: `https://pdsls.dev/${aturl}` }, { name: "atp.tools", url: `https://atp.tools/${aturl}` }, { name: "skyview.social", url: `https://skyview.social/?url=${aturl}` }, { name: "Klearsky", url: `https://klearsky.pages.dev/#/post?uri=${aturl}` }, { name: "+ Bluesky, deer and profile lookups.", url: `https://corkiejp.github.io/ttospwa/index.html?uri=${aturl}` } ]; const ul = document.getElementById("site-list"); sites.forEach(site => { const li = document.createElement("li"); const a = document.createElement("a"); a.href = site.url; a.textContent = site.name; a.target = "_blank"; li.appendChild(a); ul.appendChild(li); });$