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Artix isn't going to comply with age-gating.
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this post was submitted on 19 Mar 2026
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In my mind, region-blocking is actually probably the best solution for this in every case.
Cut off every legitimate operation in these regions (including my own) from using your genuinely useful software. Software isn't compromised, saves on unnecessary work and law compliance. Then everyone with a VPN flourishes anyway. And then maybe it hurts profits so much that lawmakers actually decide to reverse course. Wins all around.
No dude, nobody asked for this law, it was lobbied by Facebook / Meta and doesn't protect anyone, the compliance burden shouldn't fall on the devs (who happen to be volunteers most of the time), they made a law, they have to figure out how to apply it (like I said in my over down-voted comment: hire a group of devs to fork everything, add the restrictions then convince your citizens to switch so they are compliant)
I know nobody asked for this - I live in the UK. Feels like we basically agree, but your solution is "why don't the countries making stupid-ass laws implement it in a way that doesn't bother me", which like yeah sure, but just isn't going to happen in any universe. Nobody will bother to fork stuff, countries will just continue to try overreach and make peoples' lives hell until they comply.
Region-blocking is the lowest-effort, but actually achievable response, that protects devs from legal attacks, while giving the offending regions a strong incentive to undo these laws. As soon as it starts hitting profits, the capitalist class will get it reversed, no question.