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How long till that’s illegal? This situation is being treated like a bad business decision. It’s not. It’s a new set of laws. It’s bigger than just Apple.
by pfraze 7mo ago
How long till that’s illegal?
This situation is being treated like a bad business decision. It’s not. It’s a new set of laws. It’s bigger than just Apple.
- hedora 7mo agoIt's not really bigger than Apple. They could just say "no", and the UK could just go offline until they fixed their laws.
- pfraze 7mo agoPretty sure it’s California that’s got the OS law
- dgxyz 7mo agoYou'd be surprised at how often I do illegal stuff.
- theandrewbailey 7mo agoThat depends on if you live in a jurisdiction that lives or dies by free speech, and if it considers code speech[0]. Forcing you to implement age verification is effectively forcing you to speak things you don't want to say, which isn't free speech. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junger_v._Daley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junger_v._Daley