When I install the Debian standard desktop, it already asks me whether each newly created user should have parental restrictions. I assume that there are APIs for the apps to follow this categorization.
I assume KDE and others have similar options. I am aware that many existing apps do not follow this setting (yet), and many apps will never follow it because they do not care or do not really display age-relevant content to users to begin with. So what would be the required step to make this existing API conforming? 1. Implement the categories (13/16/18/etc.). 2. Hope that other jurisdictions do not choose different age numbers. 3. Make default apps follow the parental controls. 4. Make web browsers translate the user's age class to appropriate HTTP headers. I do not think this is a risk for user freedom. People who do not have kids on their computers can completely ignore the parental settings. Also I do not think that the law is applying to existing operating system releases. Regulations like this usually apply only to products released after the date. By this logic, it might apply to Debian 14. I also do not believe that this applies do software projects directly. Usually, these things apply to device manufacturers who ship devices, e.g. Lenovo laptops sold with preinstalled Ubuntu. Regards Stephan
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