An upcoming California law requires operating system providers to enforce basic mandatory age verification

https://lemmy.ca/post/61071144

An upcoming California law requires operating system providers to enforce basic mandatory age verification - Lemmy.ca

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/61071136 [https://lemmy.ca/post/61071136] > Apparently this will include Linux…

For naïve folks:
They are implementing China&Russian law on what can and cannot be installed in electronic devices.

For those that wish to engage me🧵

1) I am a black anarchist: I do not comply with laws. 2) Thus I don’t endorse states’ law regarding what you can or not do in your personal devices. 3) This means I do not comply with your authoritarian licensing or comply with international treaties regarding who is allowed to copy what.

If it comes to pass, LF will comply.

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