as Linus would say, that is a userland issue, not a Linux issue
as Stallman would say, that is a userland issue not a GNU/Linux issue ;P
Incorrect. GNU/Linux includes userland while Linux doesn't.
Illinois just passed a law that puts Linux on the hook for age verification
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Re: Illinois just passed a law that puts Linux on the hook for age verification
#22Re: Illinois just passed a law that puts Linux on the hook for age verification
#23What does that mean, practically? The person who installed linux on that particular device is liable? >no algorithmic feeds for minors by default Any choice of what content to display is an algorithm. Maybe they want a simple or easily explainable algorithm?
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Re: Illinois just passed a law that puts Linux on the hook for age verification
#24Not that I'm condoning it, but this law requires self-declaration, not verification. It might sound pedantic but the practical difference is huge.
Self-declaration means that the system asks the user to declare if they are a minor. Nothing is verified.
Age verification typically means a system which checks ID or has other enforcement measures to try to verify age.
Re: Illinois just passed a law that puts Linux on the hook for age verification
#25It’s bonkers that 50 states all decide to make their own set of rules for this. Maybe talk to each other?
Fuck that. Competition and diversity is way better. Anyine who fucks up can just change their laws later.
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#26“You may not be interested in politics, but politics is interested in you.”
Re: Illinois just passed a law that puts Linux on the hook for age verification
#27So in red states porn is being used, and in blue states TikTok and Instagram are being used. Is anyone tracking who is behind the concerted efforts here? For example, which organizations, executives, lobbyists and politicians are valid and responsible parties?
Re: Illinois just passed a law that puts Linux on the hook for age verification
#28Not that I'm condoning it, but this law requires self-declaration, not verification. It might sound pedantic but the practical difference is huge. Self-declaration means that the system asks the user to declare if they are a minor. Nothing is verified. Age verification typically means a system which checks ID or has other enforcement measures to try to verify age.
that is the start of a lot of bills like this... they really only ever increase in scope and invasiveness.
Re: Illinois just passed a law that puts Linux on the hook for age verification
#29Unpopular opinion, but this is objectively better than having to upload your ID to every random website that requires an age check (if that's what the end result is).
Re: Illinois just passed a law that puts Linux on the hook for age verification
#30What does that mean, practically? The person who installed linux on that particular device is liable? >no algorithmic feeds for minors by default Any choice of what content to display is an algorithm. Maybe they want a simple or easily explainable algorithm?
Presumably this means no targeting the user's preferences and just showing everything by newest/most liked.