#ab1043 — Public Fediverse posts

These unjust age verification laws will force more people into "piracy."

It reminds me of that Gabe Newell quote about "piracy":

"We think there is a fundamental misconception about piracy. Piracy is almost always a service problem and not a pricing problem," he said. "If a pirate offers a product anywhere in the world, 24 x 7, purchasable from the convenience of your personal computer, and the legal provider says the product is region-locked, will come to your country 3 months after the US release, and can only be purchased at a brick and mortar store, then the pirate's service is more valuable."

https://www.escapistmagazine.com/Valves-Gabe-Newell-Says-Piracy-Is-a-Service-Problem/

#Privacy #OpenSource #FOSS #Linux #AgeVerification #GabeNewell #Steam #Valve #AB1043 #California

This is genius. #AgelessLinux

https://agelesslinux.org/

Best FUCK YOU to the #California #AB1043 law.

#AI #CCPA #Private #Linux #OpenSource #OS #OperatingSystem #FOSS #OSS #OpenSourceSoftware #California #USLaw #Law #Legal #Privacy

This is genius. #AgelessLinux

https://agelesslinux.org/

Best FUCK YOU to the #California #AB1043 law.

#AI #CCPA #Private #Linux #OpenSource #OS #OperatingSystem #FOSS #OSS #OpenSourceSoftware #California #USLaw #Law #Legal #Privacy

This is genius. #AgelessLinux

https://agelesslinux.org/

Best FUCK YOU to the #California #AB1043 law.

#AI #CCPA #Private #Linux #OpenSource #OS #OperatingSystem #FOSS #OSS #OpenSourceSoftware #California #USLaw #Law #Legal #Privacy

This is genius. #AgelessLinux

https://agelesslinux.org/

Best FUCK YOU to the #California #AB1043 law.

#AI #CCPA #Private #Linux #OpenSource #OS #OperatingSystem #FOSS #OSS #OpenSourceSoftware #California #USLaw #Law #Legal #Privacy

This is genius. #AgelessLinux

https://agelesslinux.org/

Best FUCK YOU to the #California #AB1043 law.

#AI #CCPA #Private #Linux #OpenSource #OS #OperatingSystem #FOSS #OSS #OpenSourceSoftware #California #USLaw #Law #Legal #Privacy

#AB1043 ’s Internet Age Gates Hurt Everyone

EFF has long warned against age-gating the internet. Such mandates strike at the foundation of the free and open internet. They create unnecessary and #unconstitutional barriers for adults and young people to access information and express themselves online…And none of the available #ageVerification options are perfect in terms of protecting private information, providing access to everyone, and safely handling sensitive data.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/ab-1043s-internet-age-gates-hurt-everyone

"I pulled the actual bill text from 5 state age verification laws. They're copy-pasted from two templates. Meta is funding one to dodge ~$50B in COPPA fines — and the other one covers Linux."

#AgeVerification #AgeAttestation #ThinkOfTheChildren #Privacy #CA_AB1043 #AB1043 #SB3977 #IL_SB3977 #COPPA #FaceBook #Linux #OpenSource

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1rmhxk1/i_pulled_the_actual_bill_text_from_5_state_age/

For following discussions around the pre-#dystopian #AgeVerification laws / bills:

Brazil: #Law15211
California: #AB1043
Colorado: #SB2651
Illinois: #SB3977
Michigan: #HB4429
New York: #S8102A
Utah: #SB0142

#digitalidentity #identityverification #1984 #Dystopia #gnuLinux #Linux #BSD #FreeBSD #MidnightBSD #FreeSoftware #GNU #OpenSource #System76 #Purism

Disclosure: My source for most of these unfortunately rhymes with BumPuke...

Okay, let's make an HTTP API that verifies users under the new #California #AB1043 law, so these fucktars know how useless their law is.

25 lines on your average Node.js.

Cross-platform.

#CCPA compliant.

#Private by design.

If you're a law maker, this costs $70,000 a month to run on AWS and it uses #AI.

#Linux #OpenSource #OS #OperatingSystem #FOSS #OSS #OpenSourceSoftware #California #USLaw #Law #Legal #Privacy

Okay, let's make an HTTP API that verifies users under the new #California #AB1043 law, so these fucktars know how useless their law is.

25 lines on your average Node.js.

Cross-platform.

#CCPA compliant.

#Private by design.

If you're a law maker, this costs $70,000 a month to run on AWS and it uses #AI.

#Linux #OpenSource #OS #OperatingSystem #FOSS #OSS #OpenSourceSoftware #California #USLaw #Law #Legal #Privacy

Okay, let's make an HTTP API that verifies users under the new #California #AB1043 law, so these fucktars know how useless their law is.

25 lines on your average Node.js.

Cross-platform.

#CCPA compliant.

#Private by design.

If you're a law maker, this costs $70,000 a month to run on AWS and it uses #AI.

#Linux #OpenSource #OS #OperatingSystem #FOSS #OSS #OpenSourceSoftware #California #USLaw #Law #Legal #Privacy

Okay, let's make an HTTP API that verifies users under the new #California #AB1043 law, so these fucktars know how useless their law is.

25 lines on your average Node.js.

Cross-platform.

#CCPA compliant.

#Private by design.

If you're a law maker, this costs $70,000 a month to run on AWS and it uses #AI.

#Linux #OpenSource #OS #OperatingSystem #FOSS #OSS #OpenSourceSoftware #California #USLaw #Law #Legal #Privacy

Okay, let's make an HTTP API that verifies users under the new #California #AB1043 law, so these fucktars know how useless their law is.

25 lines on your average Node.js.

Cross-platform.

#CCPA compliant.

#Private by design.

If you're a law maker, this costs $70,000 a month to run on AWS and it uses #AI.

#Linux #OpenSource #OS #OperatingSystem #FOSS #OSS #OpenSourceSoftware #California #USLaw #Law #Legal #Privacy

Digital Age Assurance Act Claims its First Victim. MidnightBSD Modifies License to Exclude California Residents Effective 2027 Over Age Verification Mandates.

Full details here: https://ostechnix.com/midnightbsd-excludes-california-digital-age-assurance-act/

#MidnightBSD #DigitalAgeAssuranceAct #AB1043 #California #BSD #Unix #Announcement #Policy