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The context is that this is in response to California in the US potentially passing a law that requires age verification on the operating system level.
by noobermin 7mo ago
The context is that this is in response to California in the US potentially passing a law that requires age verification on the operating system level.
- iAMkenough 7mo agoTraced back to Meta lobbyists. https://tboteproject.com/ https://tboteproject.com/
- ahoka 7mo agoMeta gives money to the Heritage Foundation? Wild.
- iAMkenough 7mo agoThat's not how I read this: > Meta spent a record $26.3 million on federal lobbying in 2025, deployed 86+ lobbyists across 45 states, and covertly funded a group called the Digital Childhood Alliance (DCA) to advocate for the App Store Accountability Act (ASAA). But the operation extends beyond Meta. > The Heritage Foundation funds three of six named DCA coalition organizations, staffs the advocacy pipeline from Capitol Hill to state legislatures, and has merged leadership with another coalition member.
- zeratax 7mo agothere is no verification happening though
- iamnothere 7mo agoThere is in New York, Brazil, and probably other places too. Attestation is a foot in the door and will become verification when it is shown to be ineffective. And unless the law is defeated, it will provide precedent for further legislative intrusion into personal computing.
- treesknees 7mo agoBecause systemd isn’t an operating system. It’s just providing a mechanism for the OS to store/lookup the user’s birthday. It’s up to individual distros to do the verification (should the law stand and OS vendors choose to comply)
- wolvoleo 7mo agoTrue but I'm very much opposed to building the underpinnings for this stuff. If you build it they will use it.
- wolvoleo 7mo agoBesides, my OS has no business knowing my date of birth whatsoever. All it should know is the account name I gave it which of course doesn't have to match my real name.
- curt15 7mo agoIt boggles the mind how so eagerly open source projects are trying to pave the way for these laws.
- egorfine 7mo agoFirst they have to build infrastructure for the future mandatory KYC. So, age field comes first, then comes new Poettering startup to deny you modifications of your Linux, and finally you are not allowed to use a computer unless you present your ID.