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   Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 (gamingonlinux@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 25-May-2026 19:42:00 JST Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮

   Colorado and California age verification bills exempt open source operating systems https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/colorado-and-california-age-verification-bills-exempt-open-source-operating-systems/

   #Gaming #USA #PCGaming #US #AgeVerification #Linux #OpenSource

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     dummzeuch (dummzeuch@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 25-May-2026 20:36:28 JST dummzeuch

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     @gamingonlinux so, what about Android? The exemption could partly apply to AOSP

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     GazaTrending (dckim@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 25-May-2026 21:31:18 JST GazaTrending

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     @gamingonlinux does that not open the door to a general legal challenge?

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     PlantagoLabs (plantagolabs@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 25-May-2026 22:16:20 JST PlantagoLabs

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     @gamingonlinux Year of the Linux desktop (?)

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     Dave Mason (davemasondotme@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 26-May-2026 00:21:28 JST Dave Mason

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     @gamingonlinux

     Them: Be reasonable! Meet us in the middle!

     Us: <Take step forward>

     Then: <Take step backward>

     (Repeat)

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     elle (elle@weathered-steel.social)'s status on Thursday, 28-May-2026 14:00:33 JST elle

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     • Carl Richell

     @gamingonlinux @carlrichell thank you to everyone who helped push for these reforms to the age verification bills.

     ideally, age-verification at the OS-level, and the related push to age-verify everything should be abolished entirely. absent that, I am happy to hear news of these small victories

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     sb arms & legs (sb@metroholografix.ca)'s status on Thursday, 28-May-2026 14:03:44 JST sb arms & legs

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     @gamingonlinux
     Just when we thought the "comply in advance" assholes couldn't look any worse...