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Systemd’s New Feature Brings Age Verification Option to Linux (itsfoss.com)

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The optional birthDate field gives other projects a standardized data source for age verification compliance.

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[–] Unleaded8163@fedia.io 17 points 2 days ago

They're not even really covering their asses. They don't make an OS, they make a small but important art of many distros. They're providing a clean, standardized way for Linux distros from RedHat to Ageless to comply with the law if they choose to. Some distros will comply with the law to the letter, others will not comply out of spite. At least the ones that comply will do it in a standard way.