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California introduces age verification law for all operating systems, including Linux and SteamOS — user age verified during OS account setup (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] Archr@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

... That is literally what this law does.

When a parent creates the account for their child they specify the age. If the parent decides to lie or circumvent the system and it affects their child then they would be fined.

Just to be clear the law itself says absolutely nothing about actually verifying the age.