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Oh No! Now A Federal Bill Wants OS-Level Age Verification for Everyone in the USA (itsfoss.com)
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From the press release [my emphasis]:

Require operating system developers like Apple and Google to verify users’ ages when setting up a new device, rather than relying on self-reported ages.

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/25834609

The U.S. has been quietly building up a set of state-level laws that push operating system providers into the age verification plague.

California's AB 1043, signed in October 2025, requires OS providers to collect age data at account setup and pipe it to apps through a real-time API. It kicks in on January 1, 2027.

Colorado is working on something nearly identical. SB26-051 (which we covered when it was still a proposal) passed the state Senate 28-7 on March 3, 2026, and is now waiting on a House vote to become law there too.

However, these are just state-level laws. A new federal bill, H.R.8250, introduced on April 13, 2026, by Rep. Josh Gottheimer, with Rep. Elise M. Stefanik signing on as cosponsor, has us intrigued.

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[-] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The Epstein class wants to know which users are minors.

This is exactly what this is really about.

For those of us with any Maga connections left, we need to raise this alarm to them, too.

Maga types are not paying enough attention to catch on yet, but there's a good chance it'll be one of them who is in the best position to do something relevant, when there's opportunities...

It's still a numbers thing. There's still a lot more victims than actual proper full boot lickers, if we can wake them up.

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