I’m skeptical that this is a win, I think just means Linux will be “DRM’d” from using any services that require age verification.
this post was submitted on 31 Aug 2026
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Shit, just linux.
Use this community for anything related to linux for now, if it gets too huge maybe there will be some sort of meme/gaming/shitpost spinoff. Currently though… go nuts
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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.
No, anyone wanting to skirt the law will say they are an adult.
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.
This a feature, not bug.
If it really comes to that I hope Valve lawyers the fuck up so it gets to fight this
Thank god
Awesome good to hear!