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Revise age verification terms for MidnightBSD

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Re: Revise age verification terms for MidnightBSD

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Post by johnisgood »

esseph wrote: post #2

This age verification stuff is insane. Fringe loonies have too much power.

I suppose it has to do with saving their asses? We probably have to thank the Government for this, too.

In any case, it is indeed crazy. If I were to live by this >10 years ago I would not know anything about Linux or BSDs. Or programming for that matter.

Re: Revise age verification terms for MidnightBSD

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Post by WhyNotHugo »

whalesalad wrote: post #6

I genuinely don't know why these small niche software projects are even bothering to address this. Literally no one cares.

It’s a liability for them. They’re a small project and someone who just hates open source community projects can sue them out of existence for non-compliance.

Re: Revise age verification terms for MidnightBSD

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Post by stonogo »

johnisgood wrote: post #5
esseph wrote: post #2

This age verification stuff is insane. Fringe loonies have too much power.

I suppose it has to do with saving their asses? We probably have to thank the Government for this, too. In any case, it is indeed crazy. If I were to live by this >10 years ago I would not know anything about Linux or BSDs. Or programming for that matter.

Meta is putting a lot of money into lobbying for these laws, presumably because it's easier to change laws than it is to fix their business model, and they're probably tired of getting sued for COPPA violations.
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