Ubuntu Linux is planning to comply with Age Verification law.

On the unfortunate need for an "age verification" API for legal compliance reasons in some U.S. states

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2026-March/043510.html

On the unfortunate need for an "age verification" API for legal compliance reasons in some U.S. states

@nixCraft will this reach downstream Mint?

or upstream Debian (does it still exist?)

@Sassinake @nixCraft Seeing as if they don't they face $7500 per violation, their hands are tied at this point. People are blaming the developers when they cannot do anything about it. These walking dinosaurs need to be removed from power and replaced with people who actually understand technology and why this is a terrible idea.

@DerpDerpington @nixCraft

Privacy is a fucking HUMAN RIGHT, and includes anonymity.

@Sassinake @nixCraft I agree 100%, and we need more people to advocate for it. We are literally becoming what China is at this point. Nobody is going to be able to do anything without them knowing. Next they go for physical money.