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California makes Linux, OSS software exempt from age verification law. (www.tomshardware.com)

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[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Further, this is temporary. Anyone wanting to skirt the law will just use Linux, and eventually there will be a lot of public cases and this loophole will be closed with all the institutional support Microsoft, etc., can muster.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

No, anyone wanting to skirt the law will say they are an adult.

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

The law does not require photo ID uploads or facial recognition, with users instead simply self-reporting their age, setting AB 1043 apart from similar laws passed in Texas and Utah that require "commercially reasonable" verification methods, such as government-issued ID checks. Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, who authored the bill, said this "avoids constitutional concerns by focusing strictly on age assurance, not content moderation," in a press release. The bill passed both chambers unanimously, 76-0 in the Assembly and 38-0 in the Senate."

This is legitimately hilarious.