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US Bill to force “Age Verification” on all Operating Systems
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alapakala quokk.au alapakala@quokk.au
Joined: 2026-03-16
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Treczoks lemmy.world Treczoks@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-09
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How much did Microsoft pay for this law?

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azuth sh.itjust.works freeman@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-08-15
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(1) Require any user of the operating system to provide the date of birth of the user in order to—

(2) If the relevant user of the operating system is under 18 years of age, require a parent or legal guardian of the user to verify the date of birth of the user.

Kinda backwards logic for what they are trying to achieve. Unfortunately they are probably going to fix this 'bug'.

(4) OPERATING SYSTEM.—The term “operating system” means software that supports the basic functions of a computer, mobile device, or any other general purpose computing device.

Yes servers too.

(5) OPERATING SYSTEM PROVIDER.—The term “operating system provider” means a person that develops, licenses, or controls the operating system on a computer, mobile device, or any other general purpose computing device.

Everybody can be, selectively probably, prosecuted from a minor contributor to the minor user himself if he installed the infringing OS.

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