Many more US states are planning or already have operating system age verification laws https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/many-more-us-states-are-planning-or-already-have-operating-system-age-verification-laws/

#Linux #Windows #AgeAssurance

"#AgeVerification", aka the "Think of the children!" Rider of the Infocalypse, is already making its way into #Debian.

The amount of compliance in advance is truly breathtaking, with dutiful enablers of #fascism already discussing implementation details.

See e.g. this discussion on the debian-legal mailing list:

https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2026/03/msg00000.html

#AgeAssurance

Aggiornamento sugli strumenti per sviluppatori per obblighi di verifica età.

Aggiornamenti alla Declared Age Range API ora in beta.

Per USA, Brasile, Australia, Singapore, Utah e Louisiana.

🇺🇸📱

#ageassurance #developers #api

https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=f5zj08ey

Thanks to Pirat_nation and Mr_T for sharing this.

A bill sponsored by State Senator Matt Ball and State Representative Amy Paschal (both Democrats) would require operating systems to provide "Age Attestation".

https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-051

Firstly, if I understand the bill correctly, the correct term is age-gating:

PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE INTERFACE AT ACCOUNT SETUP THAT REQUIRES AN ACCOUNT HOLDER TO INDICATE THE BIRTH DATE OR AGE OF THE USER OF THAT DEVICE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING AN AGE SIGNAL TO APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE IN A COVERED APPLICATION STORE

Also known as self-declaration, age-gating means requiring users to self-declare their age or birth date before accessing a site.

Or in this case, when setting up an OS-level account.
Age assurance would also be an acceptable term, as it covers all forms of detecting a user's age.

https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/to-read-this--please-upload-photo-id

As I understand it, it requires all operating systems to ask for their user's age when creating a new account. That age can then be accessed by applications on the device, who are required to use it unless they have evidence the user is a different age. Applications are forbidden from sharing this information with a third party for purposes other than age assurance.
Any OS-level account created before 1 January 2028 is required to verify its user's age before 1 July 2028.

Violations may be punished with up to $2,500 in civil fines, unless the violation was intentional, in which case the fine is up to $7,500.

#Colorado #AgeAssurance #AgeGating

It makes me laugh how the young are turning the very frowning of the gatekeepers into keys for the gates.

https://dailydot.com/roblox-age-verification-trick-old-people-makeup

#AgeAssurance #AgeVerification

Discord, the online communication platform beloved of gamers and chat groups around the world, is experiencing a severe backlash over its rollout of age assurance tech.

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/security/discord-faces-backlash-over-age-verification

#discord #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #infosec #technews

Starting in March 2026, Discord is rolling out "teen-by-default" safety settings and advanced age assurance systems globally.

More details here: https://ostechnix.com/discord-global-teen-safety-rollout/

#Discord #TeenSafety #AgeAssurance #AgeInference #Socialmedia #AI #Policy