Without caring to read the replies to that mail, pretty sure it's because the forum feature can be seen as a social network and they just don't want to deal with getting guardian's approval and similar BS some laws around the world may require. openSUSE is a corporate-led distribution after all. They have to abide by different rules than some dude remixing Ubuntu in his bedroom.

[–] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 15 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

Nobody's enforcing it so who gives a shit?

Because once people accept age-gating for any and all websites, enforcement (i.e. age verification) becomes a much easier sell to the average person who doesn't care about their privacy.

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Then stop interacting with any community / user on programming.dev RIGHT NOW!

1.3. You are at least 16 years old and over the regulated minimum age defined by your local law to access our services.

https://legal.programming.dev/docs/terms-of-service/

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

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Good job, you caught the one person who failed to read the TOS before making their account, which we all do always every time.

[–] BigMike@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Then stop interacting with any community / user on sopuli.xyz RIGHT NOW!

Our site, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 16 years old. If you are under the age of 16, per the requirements of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) do not use this site.

https://sopuli.xyz/legal

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

That hypothetical doesn't seem to have happened in reality, because these terms have been standard in almost all TOSs for decades and yet age verification is not suddenly an easy sell.

Do you not read the terms of service before creating an account on social media?!?!

[–] Feyter@programming.dev 1 points 3 days ago

To use this side you have at least be as pale as #FFDAB9... But nobody is enforcing it.