Amoxtli@thelemmy.club to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agoCalifornia introduces age verification law for all operating systems, including Linux and SteamOS — user age verified during OS account setupwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square109linkfedilinkarrow-up1320arrow-down17
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minus-squareRenat@szmer.infolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 hours agoDoes that mean if minor need to use computer to write essay as homework in Libre Office they couldn’t, cause age verification?
minus-squarekkj@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoNo, because LibreOffice would accept the under-13 age category.
minus-squareAceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 minutes agoLibreOffice can be used to produce and consume Pornographic Content in the form of of erotic stories, so it makes sense (within the “logic” of this law) that it’s age-gated.
Does that mean if minor need to use computer to write essay as homework in Libre Office they couldn’t, cause age verification?
No, because LibreOffice would accept the under-13 age category.
LibreOffice can be used to produce and consume Pornographic Content in the form of of erotic stories, so it makes sense (within the “logic” of this law) that it’s age-gated.