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Comment by dgoldstein0 | original | California lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption from age-verification law
[−]dgoldstein0 · 2026-08-30 Sun 07:40 UTC · link
Or more likely companies and people will just comply. It might give a little more fuel to open source from people who are ardently pro privacy that balk at an age signal bring implemented, but I don't think that's such a huge segment of users.
[−]b112 · 2026-08-30 Sun 10:18 UTC · link
I think the upstream premise was kids using Linux to get around things. This could be the case, even in a world of the average Joe just putting up with the intrusion and hassles.

So really, both concepts can mesh.

After all, once compliant an adult is then not restricted.