other_catLinux is Getting a Free Pass on Age Verification in California and Colorado
Other open source software gets similar treatment, with Colorado going as far as explicitly excluding code repositories and container platforms.
dance_ninjaIt’s not really a win though. It just means Linux will get blocked by platforms.
The fun part of open source is that someone smarter than me will inevitably just update the existing spoofing tools to include whatever checks those platforms are using.
Hopefully it is as easy as saying the user is an adult without storing anything. It won’t be, but that would be nice.
Gonna be a whole lot of people born on Jan 1, 1970