OS vendors have been mandated to request use age brackets since late 2025, but Linux systems could be exempt if this ...

California lawmakers introduced a new amendment that could exempt most Linux distributions from the state’s upcoming Digital ...

Lawmakers amend California’s Digital Age Assurance Act, exempting Linux and other open-source OS from upcoming ...

Colorado's SB 26-051 and California's AB 1856 require OS-level age verification, but Linux and open-source software are ...

Colorado lawmakers have approved a state age verification bill that currently awaits approval from the governor. According to ...

Remember all the ruckus with various US states introducing operating-system level age verification laws? Colorado and California thankfully exempt open source.

California lawmakers are pushing a new bill (AB 1856) to exempt open-source projects like Linux from the controversial age-verification law.

Laws requiring age verification in operating systems will likely exclude open-source, at least in California and Colorado.

California's AB 1856 exempts open source operating systems from age verification requirements while keeping Windows and macOS ...

Age verification laws are moving beyond porn sites and social media. Soon, your operating system could be required to know ...

The MX Linux project has taken a firm stance in a growing controversy across the Linux ecosystem: mandatory age-verification requirements at the operating system level. In a recent update, the team ...