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by dgxyz 86 days ago
You do realise I am free to modify it or pick a distribution so that isn't the case too?
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pfraze 86 days ago
How long till that’s illegal?

This situation is being treated like a bad business decision. It’s not. It’s a new set of laws. It’s bigger than just Apple.

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theandrewbailey 86 days ago
That depends on if you live in a jurisdiction that lives or dies by free speech, and if it considers code speech[0]. Forcing you to implement age verification is effectively forcing you to speak things you don't want to say, which isn't free speech.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junger_v._Daley

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hedora 86 days ago
It's not really bigger than Apple. They could just say "no", and the UK could just go offline until they fixed their laws.
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pfraze 86 days ago
Pretty sure it’s California that’s got the OS law
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dgxyz 86 days ago
You'd be surprised at how often I do illegal stuff.
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