California Age Verification: The Good, Bad & Ugly

In 2027, your operating system is going to ask how old you are. California's age verification law (AB 1043) takes effect January 1st, and AB 1856 just carved Linux out of it. But the law still leaves many questions open, here's the good, the bad, and the ugly.

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