US state laws push age checks into the operating system

Posted by bob on Mar 6, 2026 10:25 PM EDT
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Bad legislation, but an especially big headache for FOSS Many web sites, social media services, and other platforms require age verification on the theory that it will protect kids from seeing inappropriate content. But now some US states want to require the operating system itself to check your age and that could cause big headaches for FOSS vendors.…

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