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Comment by roosterIllusi0n | original | California lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption from age-verification law
[−]roosterIllusi0n · 2026-08-30 Sun 08:42 UTC · link
Technically opensource stays the same. The special treatment is for closed source OSes that get an additional legal protection for their datamining. We should not be passing laws that legalize the datamining of people.
[−]forestingfisher · 2026-08-30 Sun 09:37 UTC · link
It’s about to get so much worse before we get any kind of meaningful change for the better. Buckle up
[−]bluebarbet · 2026-08-30 Sun 11:33 UTC · link
Empty cynicism adds no value.