California Bill AB-1856 Passes - Exempting Open Source From Age Verification
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California Exempts Linux Distros from Age Verification
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Following criticism that a law requiring operating system providers to verify users' ages would also apply to open-source operating systems where the provider is not fixed, the California Legislature amended the law. As a result, operating systems such as Linux are now exempt from the law. Read more...
The news that California was planning to exempt Linux from its future age verification law at the operating system level has begun to appear midway through the current year. It's now official: Linux is escaping age verification in California with a new exemption. This change is introduced by Bill AB 1856 which redefines the concept of operating system provider under the Digital Guarantee Act (Dig...
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