diff --git a/plugins/notificationsExtension/withNotificationsExtension.js b/plugins/notificationsExtension/withNotificationsExtension.js
index 6a00cfd23..f91decc08 100644
--- a/plugins/notificationsExtension/withNotificationsExtension.js
+++ b/plugins/notificationsExtension/withNotificationsExtension.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const EXTENSION_NAME = 'BlueskyNSE'
 const EXTENSION_CONTROLLER_NAME = 'NotificationService'
 
 const withNotificationsExtension = config => {
-  const soundFiles = ['dm.aiff']
+  const soundFiles = []
 
   return withPlugins(config, [
     // IOS
diff --git a/src/ageAssurance/util.ts b/src/ageAssurance/util.ts
index 104328330..c992a21de 100644
--- a/src/ageAssurance/util.ts
+++ b/src/ageAssurance/util.ts
@@ -2,87 +2,32 @@ import {useMemo} from 'react'
 import {
   ageAssuranceRuleIDs as ids,
   type AppBskyAgeassuranceDefs,
-  getAgeAssuranceRegionConfig,
 } from '@atproto/api'
-
-import {getAge} from '#/lib/strings/time'
-import {useAgeAssuranceDataContext} from '#/ageAssurance/data'
 import {AgeAssuranceAccess} from '#/ageAssurance/types'
 import {type Geolocation, useGeolocation} from '#/geolocation'
+import {useAgeAssuranceDataContext} from '#/ageAssurance/data'
 
-const DEFAULT_MIN_AGE = 13
-
-/**
- * Get age assurance region config based on geolocation, with fallback to
- * app defaults if no region config is found.
- *
- * See {@link getAgeAssuranceRegionConfig} for the generic option, which can
- * return undefined if the geolocation does not match any AA region.
- */
 export function getAgeAssuranceRegionConfigWithFallback(
   config: AppBskyAgeassuranceDefs.Config,
   geolocation: Geolocation,
 ): AppBskyAgeassuranceDefs.ConfigRegion {
-  const region = getAgeAssuranceRegionConfig(config, {
-    countryCode: geolocation.countryCode ?? '',
-    regionCode: geolocation.regionCode,
-  })
-
-  return (
-    region || {
-      countryCode: '*',
-      regionCode: undefined,
-      rules: [
-        {
-          $type: ids.IfDeclaredOverAge,
-          age: DEFAULT_MIN_AGE,
-          access: AgeAssuranceAccess.Full,
-        },
-        {
-          $type: ids.Default,
-          access: AgeAssuranceAccess.None,
-        },
-      ],
-    }
-  )
+  return {
+    countryCode: '*',
+    regionCode: undefined,
+    rules: [{ $type: ids.Default, access: AgeAssuranceAccess.Full }],
+  }
 }
 
-/**
- * Hook to get the age assurance region config based on current geolocation.
- * Does not fall-back to our app defaults. If no config is found, returns
- * undefined, which indicates no regional age assurance rules apply.
- */
 export function useAgeAssuranceRegionConfig() {
   const geolocation = useGeolocation()
   const {config} = useAgeAssuranceDataContext()
-  return useMemo(() => {
-    if (!config) return
-    // use generic helper, we want to potentially return undefined
-    return getAgeAssuranceRegionConfig(config, {
-      countryCode: geolocation.countryCode ?? '',
-      regionCode: geolocation.regionCode,
-    })
-  }, [config, geolocation])
+  return useMemo(() => ({
+    countryCode: '*',
+    regionCode: undefined,
+    rules: [{ $type: ids.Default, access: AgeAssuranceAccess.Full }],
+  }), [config, geolocation])
 }
 
-/**
- * Some users may have erroneously set their birth date to the current date
- * if one wasn't set on their account. We previously didn't do validation on
- * the bday dialog, and it defaulted to the current date. This bug _has_ been
- * seen in production, so we need to check for it where possible.
- */
-export function isLegacyBirthdateBug(birthDate: string) {
-  return ['2025', '2024', '2023'].includes((birthDate || '').slice(0, 4))
-}
-
-/**
- * Returns whether the user is under the minimum age required to use the app.
- * This applies to all regions.
- */
-export function isUserUnderMinimumAge(birthDate: string) {
-  return getAge(new Date(birthDate)) < DEFAULT_MIN_AGE
-}
-
-export function isUserUnderAdultAge(birthDate: string) {
-  return getAge(new Date(birthDate)) < 18
-}
+export function isLegacyBirthdateBug(birthDate: string) { return false }
+export function isUserUnderMinimumAge(birthDate: string) { return false }
+export function isUserUnderAdultAge(birthDate: string) { return false }
diff --git a/src/components/PolicyUpdateOverlay/updates/202508/index.tsx b/src/components/PolicyUpdateOverlay/updates/202508/index.tsx
index 8365057e8..59c8506a2 100644
--- a/src/components/PolicyUpdateOverlay/updates/202508/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PolicyUpdateOverlay/updates/202508/index.tsx
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ export function Content({state}: {state: PolicyUpdateState}) {
   const links = {
     terms: {
       overridePresentation: false,
-      to: `https://bsky.social/about/support/tos`,
+      to: `https://syu.is/about/support/tos`,
       label: _(msg`Terms of Service`),
     },
     privacy: {
       overridePresentation: false,
-      to: `https://bsky.social/about/support/privacy-policy`,
+      to: `https://syu.is/about/support/privacy-policy`,
       label: _(msg`Privacy Policy`),
     },
     copyright: {