Hello, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1043
This law is actually farther reaching and concerns the operating system level. "This bill, beginning January 1, 2027, would require, among other things related to age verification with respect to software applications, an operating system provider, as defined, to provide an accessible interface at account setup that requires an account holder, as defined, to indicate the birth date, age, or both, of the user of that device for the purpose of providing a signal regarding the user’s age bracket to applications available in a covered application store and to provide a developer, as defined, who has requested a signal with respect to a particular user with a digital signal via a reasonably consistent real-time application programming interface regarding whether a user is in any of several age brackets, as prescribed." I don't think Arch Linux or any other distro will or should cater to this garbage. Parents should parent, not congress. Cheers, Louis On March 7, 2026 11:38:18 AM MST, Ralf Mardorf <[email protected]> wrote: >On Sat, 2026-03-07 at 18:28 +0000, Some Guy called wrote: >> Will Arch Linux add age verification to comply with Californian laws? >> >> Looking forward to your answer! > >Hi, > >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media_age_verification_laws_in_the_United_States > >Isn't this about social media garbage that feeds children one trashy >video after another via algorithms, pornography, fake news, etc.? > >I'm not a lawyer, and I've only skimmed the wiki very, very >superficially, but children should be encouraged to learn computer >skills through Arch forums, even if it means they sometimes spend a >little too much time sitting in front of the screen. > >Regards, >Ralf
