California decides that account creation - including Linux - needs age verification

somik · March 18

So the young cannot access adult sites, but going to island & being exploited by the ultra rich or getting shot at in school is fine?

bikegremlin · March 18

@somik said:
So the young cannot access adult sites, but going to island & being exploited by the ultra rich or getting shot at in school is fine?

Makes sense. That country doesn't let you buy beer until you are 21, but encourages you go to foreign countries and kill people at 18.

somik · March 18

@bikegremlin said:

@somik said:
So the young cannot access adult sites, but going to island & being exploited by the ultra rich or getting shot at in school is fine?

Makes sense. That country doesn't let you buy beer until you are 21, but encourages you go to foreign countries and kill people at 18.

It "builds character"

vish · March 18

I think I leveled up because all those old clichés are making sense now... case in point, stupid laws are like assholes, every place has one..

wankel · March 20

@somik said:

That's quite a nice project! Here, have a link to their lawbreaker-devices: https://agelesslinux.org/hardware.html

A physical computing device designed to satisfy every element of the California Digital Age Assurance
Act's regulatory scope while deliberately refusing to comply with its requirements. The device costs
less than lunch and will be handed to children.

AnthonySmith · March 20

https://linuxiac.com/systemd-introduces-birth-date-support-for-upcoming-linux-desktop-age-controls/

Devuan never looked so good!

WSS · March 21

@wankel said:

@somik said:

That's quite a nice project! Here, have a link to their lawbreaker-devices: https://agelesslinux.org/hardware.html

A physical computing device designed to satisfy every element of the California Digital Age Assurance
Act's regulatory scope while deliberately refusing to comply with its requirements. The device costs
less than lunch and will be handed to children.