This may be the kickstart that Linux on the desktop has always needed to gain major adoption. (This is not a comment on online age-verification, just about human nature.) [the URL tells the story; I didn't need to click] https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/california-lawmakers-unanimously-pass-linux-exemption-from-age-verification-law-software-distributed-under-the-gpl-mit-bsd-and-apache-licenses-are-exempt