Re: On the unfortunate need for an "age verification" API for legal compliance reasons in some U.S. states

Soren Stoutner <[email protected]> Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:39:57 -0700

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From: Soren Stoutner <[email protected]>
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Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:39:57 -0700
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I think that for the time being Debian (and other Linux distributions) should 
do nothing towards implementing this dangerous legislation.

https://reason.com/2026/03/04/computer-scientists-caution-against-internet-age-verification-mandates/

I expect that it will be either overturned or unenforced in the United States, 
at least in the short run.