@Skavau__dup_73871@piefed.social
Post #542407
2026-03-05 20:59 UTC
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.
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@MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 2026-03-05 21:01
Is your argument really “this won’t affect linux, so it doesn’t matter” ? At the very least, FOSS development by anyone in California will be a problem, as the law quite literally names “persons” as potentially liable. The reality remains, the US is the most thirsty for this kind of thing. Not the least.