Alright, I got myself a blog in Portuguese on tumblr. And recently I’m getting more and more involved into privacy on the web.

I wanted to switch to Pixelfed or for Friendica since it doesn’t have a small text limit as mastodon and others, but the Portuguese instances are either for +18 users or dead.

I’m currently on iris.to, but is there another website I could use? I can’t selfhost stuff, I share a bedroom with my brother and we don’t have space for a computer.

  • spinnetrouble@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    I think I understand your hesitation better now. It feels like you’re calling attention to the fact that your stuff is by someone under 18, is that right? I get why that can feel like an unwise thing to do, but really, it’s super unlikely that anything bad will happen. I think the worst they could do is terminate your account for violating the terms of service, causing you to lose anything you posted. (Keep a backup of anything worth saving and you’re pretty well protected against that.) And it would take someone reporting your account to even get to that point in the first place. All’s I know is that if I were in your shoes, I’d just go ahead and make the account on the instance I wanted. Nobody’s checking IDs at the door, and people of every age and skill level post their anime-inspired art.

      • spinnetrouble@sh.itjust.works
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        12 hours ago

        If you get banned for being under 18, you’ll end up starting from where you are right now. Trying other services, including +18 ones, can give you an idea of what features and things are important to you in a host. Not trying them only leaves you in the same spot without any benefit.

        It can be hard to feel guilty about doing something you “aren’t supposed to,” but the feeling is not the same as actually doing something wrong. The feeling is there to help you slow down and think more deeply about the next steps you ought to take.

        If I’m coming across as pushy, I apologize. I’m just excited about more people becoming privacy advocates (especially people who have grown up with invasive tech) and maybe a little mad about an age gate keeping you from doing something important to you.