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Linux is Getting a Free Pass on Age Verification in California and Colorado (itsfoss.com)
submitted 20 hours ago by other_cat@piefed.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Other open source software gets similar treatment, with Colorado going as far as explicitly excluding code repositories and container platforms.

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[–] dance_ninja@lemmy.world 79 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

It's not really a win though. It just means Linux will get blocked by platforms.

[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 43 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

The fun part of open source is that someone smarter than me will inevitably just update the existing spoofing tools to include whatever checks those platforms are using.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 7 hours ago

A number of VPNs have tools to let you spoof browser IDs. It's useful if you want to access YouTube and pretend you're on Chrome to get better performance.

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 8 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Hopefully it is as easy as saying the user is an adult without storing anything. It won't be, but that would be nice.

[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 9 points 15 hours ago

Gonna be a whole lot of people born on Jan 1, 1970

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 18 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Fuck the platforms. We'll make our own.

[–] USSEthernet@startrek.website 3 points 11 hours ago

With Blackjack and Hookers

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 18 hours ago

We're literally on one "we" made on our own right now. So yeah, exactly, we'll make our own. With blackjack... and hookers. In fact forget the platforms.