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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)

submitted 1 month ago by Amoxtli@thelemmy.club to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

microslop and or palintir stink all over this, mroe than likely its the latter.

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[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

California users practice penmanship in preparation to expected return to paper and pen.

[–] anadrark@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Even if they could enforce it which I highly doubt, this law is clearly a "Fuck you and your free software".

Like if a "too young" user have the skills to update the OS to change or even remove the age verification, who will be responsible? Yeah I don't know either, but both will be bad.

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[–] Willoughby@piefed.world 6 points 1 month ago

Everyone not in California: mutes California

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 month ago

Time for US-based linux distros to move their servers elsewhere (if they haven't already).

[–] atcorebcor@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Is this only for Californians? Only Americans? Or everywhere?

[–] flying_sheep@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

The Californian law only affects California.

Individual OS vendors might decide to implement it in a way that affects other places as well, e.g. in the past, Valve decided they'd rather not implement age verification for Germany and just stopped selling all porn / super violent games in Germany. Maybe they'll now implement it for Germany and California.

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[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Will they patch useradd or adduser to support that?

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[–] Auth@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (14 children)

Its parents that are pushing for this stupid shit. I hate that the majority of voters want to implement robust age verification.

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