Isabel Ruffell1d ago

OK this is a stupid question, but why have Linux projects (apparently) fallen over themselves to comply with an age-recording statute in a single US state (albeit a large one), when those projects have been failing for decades to respect national and even international law regarding disability?

#accessibility #disability #linux #FreeSoftware #fascism #AgeVerification #infantilism

Show threadMerovius
@iaruffell @dr2chase I'd say the cynical answer is "because they expect *this* law will actually be enforced".
But I guess that's what you where getting at anyways.
Mar 22 at 11:39amWeb
Show threadIsabel Ruffell1d ago

@Merovius @dr2chase

Well, it is one answer.

But I was also thinking about how "protect the kids" rhetoric has been internalised onthe one hand, and how folk just want crips to go away and stop being untidy on the other. I guess those are the underlying factors both for expectation of enforcement and for complying in advance.

Show threadThomas8h ago

@iaruffell @Merovius @dr2chase I think it's mostly because their actions betray their beliefs. As you say, some of them are opposed to accessibility accommodations because they're in favor of opression of disabled people. Mostly those same people are actively looking for reasons to gather files on you, police your behavior, betray your kids' privacy.

When I look at the individuals who are spending effort on maintaining and improving accessibility (or often trying to build back up to a previous level that was wantonly destroyed), those are not the ones jumping on the censorship bandwagon

Show threadCassandrich1d ago
@Merovius @iaruffell @dr2chase No, anybody who's actually looked at the situation from a distro perspective expects it won't. They're not the idea of "OS" the bill's clueless authors thought "OS" means, the terms aren't defined well, they may be breaking other laws by complying, etc. The people rushing to comply are folks who really want to be kissing boots.