Post #542392
2026-03-05 20:56 UTC
Windows, and any other OS will be illegal in California unless it implements this.
Apple, for one, is headquartered in California.
So, the OS wont work until the user verifies their age somehow.
Moreover, even if an OS somehow could know the users age - that doesn’t automatically mean all other software that exists automatically reads it and responds to it as necessary. Does the law compel anyone making software to recognise this?
Did you not read my comment? Anyone writing software for an OS that implements this, can be sued (in California) if it ignores the API signals from the OS and allows access to age-restricted content.
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@Skavau__dup_73871@piefed.social 2026-03-05 20:59
Windows, and any other OS will be illegal in California unless it implements this. Right, as I said - I just don’t see how this is meaningfully enforceable. It’s a complete farce. Apple, for one, is headquartered in California. Oh, I forgot Apple. Sure. But there are many other OS. How on earth can they credibly enforce this? Did you not read my comment? Anyone writing software for an OS that implements this, can be sued (in California) if it ignores the API signals from the OS and allows access to age-restricted content. Yeah, this is just not meaningfully enforceable. Big companies will follow, but it would mostly be ignored by everyone else.