Post #612580

2026-03-03 05:31 UTC

You guys are asking the wrong questions. How is Linux going to do this? There’s no server for the os to send the information to report the age of its users, no way of forcing its user base to comply and no single person or entity to fine, arrest or otherwise force into compliance. They made a law they cannot enforce.

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@Liketearsinrain@lemmy.ml 2026-03-03 06:41

From what I understood, it’s a requirement for a local API (for apps to use) and could be implemented during user creation. It will be a slippery slope and IANAL, just my interpretation.

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@hector@lemmy.today 2026-03-03 08:10

Which is why we all should aspire to join linux, and reject newsome and other greasy california politicians cynically playing us for the billionaires.

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@Spesknight@lemmy.world 2026-03-03 09:58

What if banning Linux is part of the Agenda? And what will they do for the servers? I am declaring my pc a server as of right now…

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@dev_null@lemmy.ml 2026-03-03 10:21

How is Linux going to do this? There’s no server for the os to send the information to report the age of its users The law doesn’t require sending the data anywhere, so that’s not a problem. no way of forcing its user base to comply and no single person or entity to fine, arrest or otherwise force into compliance. The law doesn’t require anything of users, it requires something of OS providers. OS providers have addresses and entities to fine.

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