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WHAT the FUCK mastodon?!?!?!?!
do NOT do the fucking age verification bullshit what the fuck is wrong with you
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/02/connecting-the-world-through-thriving-online-communities/
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Windows, and any other OS will be illegal in California unless it implements this.
Apple, for one, is headquartered in California.
So, the OS wont work until the user verifies their age somehow.
Moreover, even if an OS somehow could know the users age - that doesn’t automatically mean all other software that exists automatically reads it and responds to it as necessary. Does the law compel anyone making software to recognise this?
Did you not read my comment? Anyone writing software for an OS that implements this, can be sued (in California) if their application ignores the API signals from the OS and allows access to age-restricted content.
Or is your argument really “this won’t affect linux, so it doesn’t matter” ? At the very least, FOSS development by anyone in California will be a problem, as the law quite literally names “persons” as potentially liable.
The reality remains, the US is the most thirsty for this kind of thing. Not the least.
Windows, and any other OS will be illegal in California unless it implements this.
Right, as I said - I just don’t see how this is meaningfully enforceable. It’s a complete farce. It’s on the level of the Online Safety Act it being enforceable.
Apple, for one, is headquartered in California.
Oh, I forgot Apple. Sure.
But there are many other OS. How on earth can they credibly enforce this?
Did you not read my comment? Anyone writing software for an OS that implements this, can be sued (in California) if it ignores the API signals from the OS and allows access to age-restricted content.
Yeah, this is just not meaningfully enforceable. Big companies will follow, but it would mostly be ignored by everyone else.
Is your argument really “this won’t affect linux, so it doesn’t matter” ? At the very least, FOSS development by anyone in California will be a problem, as the law quite literally names “persons” as potentially liable.
The reality remains, the US is the most thirsty for this kind of thing. Not the least.
And they are already working on an even more overreaching version that will close loopholes in the current legalese.
Is your argument really “this won’t affect linux, so it doesn’t matter” ? At the very least, FOSS development by anyone in California will be a problem, as the law quite literally names “persons” as potentially liable.
I’m taking the position that this is largely unenforceable at a software and OS level beyond larger players that come from California or specifically do a lot of trade in California.
The reality remains, the US is the most thirsty for this kind of thing. Not the least.
This specifically is quite different to most other efforts. Not sure if it might get constitutionally tested.
I’d like you to realize that “the USA who is the least likely country to implement these laws” is literally the opposite of current reality.
They are making some of the greatest efforts to make legally mandated user and age tracking a thing, as well as legally mandated user identity based content-gating.
I’d like you to realize that “the USA who is the least likely country to implement these laws” is literally the opposite of current reality.
In comparison to Europe/UK/AUS which is far further along this road (and implemented social media age requirements), absolutely. Also, apparently it’s just a checkbox as far as this particular California law goes.
Windows, and any other OS will be illegal in California unless it implements this.
Apple, for one, is headquartered in California.
So, the OS wont work until the user verifies their age somehow.
Did you not read my comment? Anyone writing software for an OS that implements this, can be sued (in California) if their application ignores the API signals from the OS and allows access to age-restricted content.
Or is your argument really “this won’t affect linux, so it doesn’t matter” ? At the very least, FOSS development by anyone in California will be a problem, as the law quite literally names “persons” as potentially liable.
The reality remains, the US is the most thirsty for this kind of thing. Not the least.
Right, as I said - I just don’t see how this is meaningfully enforceable. It’s a complete farce. It’s on the level of the Online Safety Act it being enforceable.
Oh, I forgot Apple. Sure.
But there are many other OS. How on earth can they credibly enforce this?
Yeah, this is just not meaningfully enforceable. Big companies will follow, but it would mostly be ignored by everyone else.
Is your argument really “this won’t affect linux, so it doesn’t matter” ? At the very least, FOSS development by anyone in California will be a problem, as the law quite literally names “persons” as potentially liable.
The reality remains, the US is the most thirsty for this kind of thing. Not the least.
And they are already working on an even more overreaching version that will close loopholes in the current legalese.
I’m taking the position that this is largely unenforceable at a software and OS level beyond larger players that come from California or specifically do a lot of trade in California.
This specifically is quite different to most other efforts. Not sure if it might get constitutionally tested.
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So this is not a concern to you?
The fact that there are people in leadership positions that want this, and have reasons why they want this, is below note. And not worth opposing?
This will lead to infrastructure, that should not exist, existing.
That it can be avoided is not a solution. It should not be built in the first place.
It is a concern, I just don’t know how it’s meaningfully enforceable at scale. Just like OSA. What do you want me to do about it personally?
I never supported the idea.
I’d like you to realize that “the USA who is the least likely country to implement these laws” is literally the opposite of current reality.
They are making some of the greatest efforts to make legally mandated user and age tracking a thing, as well as legally mandated user identity based content-gating.
In comparison to Europe/UK/AUS which is far further along this road (and implemented social media age requirements), absolutely. Also, apparently it’s just a checkbox as far as this particular California law goes.