#ab1856 — Public Fediverse posts
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#California Steps Back From Dangerous Expansion of its Age-Gating Law
The California legislature has stepped back from a plan that would have expanded its age-gating law, removing language that could have compounded serious threats to users’ speech, #privacy and #security just to browse the internet. A.B. 1856, authored by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, will now move forward through the legislature without its most problematic pieces.
#ab1856 #ageverificationhttps://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/california-steps-back-dangerous-expansion-its-age-gating-law
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#California Steps Back From Dangerous Expansion of its Age-Gating Law
The California legislature has stepped back from a plan that would have expanded its age-gating law, removing language that could have compounded serious threats to users’ speech, #privacy and #security just to browse the internet. A.B. 1856, authored by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, will now move forward through the legislature without its most problematic pieces.
#ab1856 #ageverificationhttps://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/california-steps-back-dangerous-expansion-its-age-gating-law
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CA age verification bill AB1856 passed the Assembly and has been sent to the Senate. Today would be a good day to submit a position letter against age verification to be sure it is in before the deadline!
#ab1856 #ab1043
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CA age verification bill AB1856 passed the Assembly and has been sent to the Senate. Today would be a good day to submit a position letter against age verification to be sure it is in before the deadline!
#ab1856 #ab1043
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The OS debate isn't just about workflows; it’s a compliance battleground for your fundamental digital rights.
🍎 macOS is a proprietary walled garden.
🪟 Windows is a telemetry funnel for corporate data collection.
🐧 Linux is Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). It represents native digital sovereignty.
Look at California’s shifting legislative landscape. Last year’s Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043) tried to force operating systems to mandate user age-gating. Lawmakers are trying to correct the mess via AB 1856 to exempt open-source developers but the new bill just pushes the surveillance pipeline further down, forcing browsers to silently track and broadcast user age brackets across the web.
When state laws treat technology as a top-down surveillance mechanism, proprietary systems will gladly bake enforcement right into their closed-source kernels.
FOSS isn't just a development model anymore; it's a critical tool for internet freedom and operational self-defense.
#Freedom #FOSS #Privacy #AB1043 #AB1856 #DigitalRights #OpenSource #Fediverse
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The OS debate isn't just about workflows; it’s a compliance battleground for your fundamental digital rights.
🍎 macOS is a proprietary walled garden.
🪟 Windows is a telemetry funnel for corporate data collection.
🐧 Linux is Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). It represents native digital sovereignty.
Look at California’s shifting legislative landscape. Last year’s Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043) tried to force operating systems to mandate user age-gating. Lawmakers are trying to correct the mess via AB 1856 to exempt open-source developers but the new bill just pushes the surveillance pipeline further down, forcing browsers to silently track and broadcast user age brackets across the web.
When state laws treat technology as a top-down surveillance mechanism, proprietary systems will gladly bake enforcement right into their closed-source kernels.
FOSS isn't just a development model anymore; it's a critical tool for internet freedom and operational self-defense.
#Freedom #FOSS #Privacy #AB1043 #AB1856 #DigitalRights #OpenSource #Fediverse
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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: CA’s AB 1856 Exempts Open Source But Expands Age-Gating
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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: CA’s AB 1856 Exempts Open Source But Expands Age-Gating
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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: #CA's #AB1856 Exempts #OpenSource But Expands Age-Gating
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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: #CA's #AB1856 Exempts #OpenSource But Expands Age-Gating
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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: CA's #AB1856 Exempts #OpenSource But Expands Age-Gating
After public outrage, #California lawmakers are moving closer to exempting open source operating systems from the sweeping age-bracketing regime mandated by last year’s #DigitalAgeAssuranceAct (#AB1043 ). Nonetheless, the current bill still jeopardizes internet users’ speech, #privacy , and #security.
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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: CA's #AB1856 Exempts #OpenSource But Expands Age-Gating
After public outrage, #California lawmakers are moving closer to exempting open source operating systems from the sweeping age-bracketing regime mandated by last year’s #DigitalAgeAssuranceAct (#AB1043 ). Nonetheless, the current bill still jeopardizes internet users’ speech, #privacy , and #security.
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#California Wants To Exclude #Linux and Other #OpenSource Systems From New #AgeChecks
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#CaliforniaRepublic #GNU #GNULinux #GNU_Linux #CaliforniaDigitalAgeAssuranceAct #DigitalAgeAssuranceAct #DigitalAgeAssurance #OperatingSystems #AgeVerification #BSD #FreeBSD #AB1856 #AB1043 #BuffyWicks #GPL #MIT #Apache #ElectronicFrontierFoundation #EFF #US #USA #UnitedStates #America