California's age verification law is proving controversial — here's why, and what you need to know about the ins-and-outs

California has new legislation, which means that any provider of an operating system must ascertain the age of the user ...

Colorado Lawmakers Push Operating System-Level Age Verification in New Online Safety Bill

As lawmakers across the United States wrestle with how to restrict minors’ access to adult material online, Colorado has emerged with a proposal that could significantly reshape how age verification ...

California introduces age verification law for all operating systems, including Linux and SteamOS — user age verified during OS account setup

The law's broad definition of an "operating system provider" pulls in not just Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS, but Linux distributions and Valve's SteamOS.
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California Law Requires All Operating Systems to Have Age Verification

A new California state law requires all operating systems, including Windows, macOS, and Linux, to have an age verification ...
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US state laws push age checks into the operating system

Bad legislation, but an especially big headache for FOSS Many web sites, social media services, and other platforms require ...