Age verification on OS level

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I have been seeing many discussions about OS being required to implement age verification. Is iodéOS going to comply with that?

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First I’ve heard of it. Is this specific to one or more could trues? If not, who or what will “require” any OS to do this (or anything else)?

Seems like unfounded FUD to me :slightly_smiling_face:

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I hope it was only FUD, it’s everywhere if you search online. Ubuntu seems to be already taking measures to comply:

https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-fedora-linux-mint-eye-age-verification-amid-california-law-backlash

I hope iodéOS won’t comply to these ridiculous laws

Also some discussion about it on grapheneOS:

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Its early to say how this will go down, but it occurs to me one possible solution will be to join a coalition of linux and Android distributions who refuse to comply. Another possibility is to refuse access to the software download page to any ip known to be in california, colorado, etc. Very early to say, but iode.tech has no legal presence in the US

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That would likely work… until the idea spreads to other states and countries.

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Encryption was considered a weapon for some time, and export laws applied to US companies, who could not sell their software outside the US. It was successfully overturned.

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Encryption is under attack, too.

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Four more U.S. states have laws in the works: System76 tries to talk Colorado down over OS age checks • The Register

Brazil passed a similar law in September 2025.

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As a US citizen I can confidently say that “lawmakers have absolutely no clue” about technology :slight_smile: I personally am not worried about this. Even if something like this is implemented via Google Play Services or Apple i-whatever I don’t expect this to be brought via AOSP.

Anyway, it is a fair discussion point as it is validly in the news but I am personally not going to even be following this issue very closely. Just another reason I am relieved we don’t have full fat proprietary “Google Play Services” running on our devices.

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Yes it is important to react and mobilize against this possible measure. It is not just an issue that touches all the users of the mainstream OS’s it will finally come to all of us and then we will wonder why this is happening to us

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This investigation documents a national lobbying operation spanning corporate spending, think tank infrastructure, dark money networks, and competing model legislation templates. Meta spent a record $26.3 million on federal lobbying in 2025, deployed 86+ lobbyists across 45 states, and covertly funded a group called the Digital Childhood Alliance (DCA) to advocate for the App Store Accountability Act (ASAA). But the operation extends beyond Meta.

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pure evil

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No. Just a corporate capitalist doing things better than their rivals :wink: …

…. which amounts to the same thing

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It’s not about “doing things better”. Efficiency when not considering ethical values is worth nothing.