Age-verification laws target operating systems because apparently teenagers having root access is now a safeguarding crisis Opinion A new wave of age verification laws requires kids and teenagers to ...

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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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The time of age assurance is upon us, and not just for social media - for operating systems too and that includes Linux as well of course.

A new California state law requires all operating systems, including Windows, macOS, and Linux, to have an age verification ...

More people use Linux than they realize because even Smart TVs and the Steam Deck run on a version of Linux, but making the switch on a PC can be scary.

I am challenging myself to replace my Mac with Fedora Linux for a full work week, using it for almost everything. I am also testing KDE Plasma as my main operating system for weeks, exploring whether ...

California signed into law new requirements for electronic devices like phones and PCs to ask for your age when you first log in—for safety's sake.

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 ...

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