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Fedora Project Leader Suggests Linux Distros Could Adopt Apple's Age Verification API (itsfoss.com)
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[โ€“] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

What problem does this even solve? On Linux, what app would even be asking how old you are? Web browsers for sure, and maybe electron apps like Discord? But what else is there?

I'm on Bazzite (based on Fedora). I'm comfy

well, the app catalog, steam, certain games, ...

tbh parental controls would be useful to have. you can't be watching every minute if they are doing something inappropriate. usage time limits are also useful.

why are people so much against tools? we are so afraid of the slippery slope that we don't even consider to accept legitimately useful optional tools

can we acknowledge that what happens on the internet today is harmful to children? now, you either properly set up limits for them, or cut their access, if you want any good.

[โ€“] solxix@pawb.social 2 points 58 minutes ago

All Linux distros either come with parental controls or have a way of installing them. This age verification shit was never about protecting the children.