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California Introduces New Age Verification Requirements for Software Applications (natlawreview.com)
submitted 2 days ago by NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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This is law that goes into effect January 1, 2027.

Colorado has a similar bill that has yet to become a law https://www.pcmag.com/news/colorado-lawmakers-push-for-age-verification-at-the-operating-system-level

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[–] ttyybb@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

One thing I'm still not clear on, who would be fined in a Linux distro didn't impliment this?

[–] NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

From what I’ve read, it’s the companies/people behind the OS, not the end user. But I said “people” because my concern isn’t for the Microsoft’s and Apples but the guy who makes my favorite Linux distro or me compiling my own without this nonsense.

It also makes me wonder what happens if I do things to circumvent this like using a VPN to trick a site into thinking I’m not in California so I can specifically get an ISO that doesn’t include this.