▲ 223 ▼ An upcoming California law requires operating system providers to enforce basic mandatory age verification (www.pcgamer.com) submitted 7 months ago by cm0002@infosec.pub to c/linux@programming.dev 56 comments fedilink hide all child comments Apparently this will include Linux...
[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 7 points 7 months ago (2 children) If you are a registered entity (even non-profit), you can be fined millions of dollars. It is a very dumb law. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Luminous5481@anarchist.nexus 19 points 7 months ago (1 child) that's great. hey, why don't you ask the UK how fining foreign entities millions of dollars for not doing age verification is working out for them. you see, laws only apply if the state has the ability to enforce them using violence. california does not have that ability outside of california. california can chew the bark off my big fat log for all I give a shit about the laws there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] FishFace@piefed.social 3 points 7 months ago Or if they can firewall them, China style. California probably can't do that, but the UK can. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Luminous5481@anarchist.nexus 19 points 7 months ago (1 child) that's great. hey, why don't you ask the UK how fining foreign entities millions of dollars for not doing age verification is working out for them. you see, laws only apply if the state has the ability to enforce them using violence. california does not have that ability outside of california. california can chew the bark off my big fat log for all I give a shit about the laws there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] FishFace@piefed.social 3 points 7 months ago Or if they can firewall them, China style. California probably can't do that, but the UK can. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FishFace@piefed.social 3 points 7 months ago Or if they can firewall them, China style. California probably can't do that, but the UK can. permalink fedilink source parent