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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

California moves to exempt Linux from its upcoming age-verification law after backlash over forcing operating systems to collect users’ ages

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California moves to exempt Linux from its upcoming age-verification law after backlash over forcing operating systems to collect users’ ages

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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago
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California moves to exempt Linux from its upcoming age-verification law after backlash over forcing operating systems to collect users’ ages — amendment proposed by the same lawmaker who wrote the original law
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SteamOS could still be affected
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    Wao, I am gladly surprised by this. I would have never thought this would be possible, yet here we are.

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      California software companies have serious lobbying power.

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        I mean… yeah. OpenAI is a California software company and it’s the biggest lobbying force behind the age verification bills.

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