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

Here is how they can make it user friendly for those who lives outside those states:

cat /etc/age-verification.conf
#Enabled=On|True|1
#Enabled=Off|False|0

This needs to be configured at first boot or install time. Please note that the nature of opensource makes it next to impossible to do something like this.

@nixCraft that's s hilarious, have they on how to implement this in embedded systems revolving doors needs the support, someone may even need it with RFID checks. Really wished they limited this to things that run OP-TEE or equivalent. It's like building in, "they lied on age", get out of jail free card through mandated regulations. We don't under age or minors, the revolving door running ubuntu guarantees it, breaking laws in the process that has presedens with document fraud.