It doesn't even makes to collect age on any OS unless the OS is PornOS or something. What exactly is the threat? What exactly does verification do?
this post was submitted on 25 May 2026
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I mean every OS is pornOS lol, they just can't get over people watching porn, puritanism still messing with us hundreds of years later
This reminded me of a joke patch someone sent to Firefox to rename incognito mode to porn mode.
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If all they are asking for is an age, just put in ‘69’ and be done with it.
Proving your age is a different story. I’m not holding up my driver’s license during an OS install.
LOL - verification? Yeah, I got your verification right here! Here's your verification!
"We'll come around to you next time"
There is a time limit an exception like this will be held. Once it becomes normalized on proprietary systems they'll expect it on the rest.
Weak, half-measure. You should be fighting against that for everyone regardless of which OS they use
Idk about you but my system is always a little nervous.