Post #1951609

2026-03-21 09:19 UTC

@wwahammy while I agree the default answer to every invasion of privacy should always be, "fuck you, make me", I suspect this one will be enforced by the same companies that lobbied for it. So, Facebook, YouTube, streaming services, seem very likely to start blocking systems that don't report an age. I would just stop using those services (though some would be painful), but it'd be pretty disruptive for most folks, I think. Same story as DRM in Firefox.

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@wwahammy@social.treehouse.systems 2026-03-21 15:56

@swelljoe the California AG is the one who can enforce the law. It doesn't make sense for them to sue random distros.

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@cutesobri@cathode.church 2026-03-22 01:38

@swelljoe @wwahammy we can just spoof it pretty easily. I bet it wouldn't be too hard their web apps.

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@woozle@toot.cat 2026-03-22 02:44

@swelljoe If, say, FB started requiring systems to report birthdate, they'd have to get that information through the browser -- which would then have to be implemented by multiple vendors, and what's to stop them from just allowing you to enter whatever birthday you like? (For that matter, what's to stop a system user from filling in whatever birthday they like?) This requirement looks to me exactly like a typical political "be seen to be doing something, even if it's really stupid". @wwahammy

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