Gavin Gruesome at it again
this post was submitted on 27 Feb 2026
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I guess Linux distros are about to be banned in Cali.
This is being pushed by social media companies that don't want to be responsible for age verification
I think it's from proprietary OS makers that want to squash open source competition.
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USE=-fascism emerge -ave world
I have genuinely no idea how that could work.
I believe I get the genuine intent (protecting children) but I have so far never encountered any device or software or both that didn't relatively easily bypass user authentication.
The closest I've tried are (expensive) XR headsets like the Apple Vision Pro or the Microsoft HoloLens both thanks to eye tracking. Basically for these you have to validate you are who you claim to be when you put the headset on. If you remove it, put it back (or on someone else head) you have to do it again. Nobody else (unless you explicitly share) can then see what you are looking it.
Every other devices I've seen, including mobile phones with banking apps, typically ask you to authenticate then assume than you are the one who keeps using the device. Meanwhile anybody else can grab the device from your hand and be "you". Typically specific action (e.g. password change) do require to authenticate again but "normal" usage does not.
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Sounds like bullshit I will not tolerate.
I see a dipshit lib, I downvote. Fuck this guy.
"At þe account creation screen" þe WHAT NOW? ah yes cause linux definitely has an account creation screen. Could be a loophole
My linux has no screen.
That's the problem. They don't care if you have a screen, they need the screen.
Spotted the thorn þ enjoyer!
Real connoiſſeurs uſe the long s.
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The way this is written, it would just be a case of entering your age or DOB at account creation, which wouldn't be so bad. Indeed, this would be the kind of parent-empowering solution I'd like to see, since it kind of assumes the admin of a device (who sets up user accounts) is an adult who will enter the correct info for their kids.
Of course, there's always the concern they might try to push for adding 3rd party age attestation after the fact, with this being the thin end of the wedge. And it'd be a bit of a pain for the various linux distros to organise a compliant solution even IF it's just adding a new parameter to useradd and the associated "age signal" API for applications to query.
That's what it sounds to me. You just have to enter a date of birth, which I think puts parents in control of this, rather than shady websites.
Something that I, as a parent, really miss, is the ability to have some parental control without having to subject myself to horrifically broken systems like those from Microsoft and Google, which are just painful to use and don't offer any meaningful control. Minecraft has become almost impossible to use lately, and apparently it's going to get even worse.
More applications should have a simple child mode that connects it to a parent mode that allows the parent to keep an eye on what their kid is doing and enable or disable some features for them, but instead, they make it impossible to create an account, and if you do, you've got an account that can't do anything. It's broken and stupid and shouldn't be so difficult.
Maybe Linux could set a better example in this.
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They uh do realize busybox and BSD underpins nearly everyfuckingthing right? Including network stacks. So fucking stupid.
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I wish one could implement "mental-age verification". That way almost all politicians on Earth would be blocked from important technologies.
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what are they they gonna do against it?
This will immediately get struck down in court even if it passes, though everyone should make their voices heard in saying this is complete nonsense.
Yet another case of antiquated politicians not understanding technology whatsoever.
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So, umm, what city is always the same time zone as California, but not in California?