@SalemsLot Wait and see: First, this looks like satire on the systemd proposal. Second, Ubuntu is based on Debian but it deviates where it wants (although I wouldn't hold my breath that they'd take a principled stand on this issue). Third, if all this comes to pass (and such crap isn't optional to begin with), there will be third-party repos with override packages soon enough.

Even with systemd I wonder if that's really a standard component that they kinda-sorta expect nobody to install. But the operating system provider can check the "we have age verification" box, and what the system's admin does isn't their business anymore.