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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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[–] other_cat@piefed.zip 1 points 13 hours ago

Because it's difficult, confusing, or sometimes both. I'm not from CO so I can't speak to whether or not that part is confusing or not (though I'd not be surprised if the average citizen wasn't even aware this was an option for them.) The hard part would be that you have to collect signatures which eats up time.

Which isn't to say you shouldn't do it. I think it's a great idea!