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California passes law requiring age verification checks for all operating systems | Governor Newsom signs bills to further strengthen California’s leadership in protecting children online (www.gov.ca.gov)
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AB-1043 "Age verification signals: software applications and online services."

Text https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1043

Other info https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1043

California AB 1043 signed. Mandatory os-level, device-level, app store, and even developer-required age verification for all computing devices.

Edit: altered title from "ID check" to "Age Verification check"

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[–] recklessengagement@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

That actually doesn't sound bad.

If I understand this correctly, its not about adding ID requirements. Its just about adding the functionality to every part of the software stack to go "oh, this is a kid, let's not show them ads for adult apps or new stories about mass murder" etc etc.

Less of a "papers, please" check, more of a robust "you must be this tall to ride" check.

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

Exactly, which is how I and many privacy respecting groups have been begging for it. We know the ultimate issue, they want nsfw off the internet. This shuts down the whole "it's for the children" bs without us needing to give away who we are at all. This is the most sane way to age gate. , and they won't be able to hide behind that excuse anymore.

[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 5 points 5 days ago

Except because it's in bad faith this won't work they'll demand it could be made stricter and use its existence as precident that we should obey them

[–] veniasilente@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago

Oh boy you are so cute and innocent, believing they'd even want to hide.