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The Real Reason Behind Online Age Verification Laws

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHZTeEN2HT0

What does online age verification laws actually have to do with the ENABLING of collecting data from children, China's surveillance and censorship laws, and the profits of companies like Facebook, Apple, and Google? A lot more than you think.

In this episode of Plain Meaning, I break down the real agenda behind the push for operating system age verification. From California's Digital Age Assurance Act to federal proposals in Congress, they have come from the same source. I trace who benefits, what laws get quietly gutted in the process, and why the timing lines up suspiciously with China's own digital surveillance rollout.

What you'll learn:
— Why Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Meta all win if these laws pass
— How age verification effectively nullifies existing laws that protect you and your children like COPPA and the Privacy Act of 1974
— What already happened in the UK under the Online Safety Act — and why it matters for America
— The striking parallels between Apple's product rollouts and China's surveillance
— Why this isn't about protecting kids at all but more about removing the remaining barriers SO THEY CAN TRACK THEM

This is Part 1 of the Plain Meaning 12-part Plain Meaning Special Report. Links to all episodes will appear as they're released.

The Real Reason Behind Online Age Verification Laws
The rest are coming soon...

California's law takes effect January 2027. There is still time — but not much.

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Finally!

Something to do with all those PS5s that'll no longer be in use.

PlayStation 5 Linux project expands to support more 7.0 firmware

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/playstation-5-linux-project-expands-to-support-more-7-0-firmware/

#PlayStation5 #Linux #Sony #OperatingSystem #OpenSource #Tech #Gaming

CentOS Stream vs #AlmaLinux vs Rocky Linux vs Oracle Linux for VPS Hosting This article provides a detailed comparison of #CentOS Stream vs AlmaLinux vs Rocky Linux vs Oracle Linux for VPS ...
Continued 👉 #operatingsystem #centosstream #vpsguide #ostemplates #centosstream #rockylinux #oraclelinux

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Ever fancied a Framework laptop but you bought a MacBook instead?

Asahi Linux now officially supports Macs with the M3 series SoC

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/asahi-linux-now-officially-supports-macs-with-the-m3-series-soc/

#AsahiLinux #Macs #Apple #AppleSilicon #Linux #OperatingSystem #OpenSource #Hardware #Tech

Ever fancied a Framework laptop but you bought a MacBook instead?

Asahi Linux now officially supports Macs with the M3 series SoC

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/asahi-linux-now-officially-supports-macs-with-the-m3-series-soc/

#AsahiLinux #Macs #Apple #AppleSilicon #Linux #OperatingSystem #OpenSource #Hardware #Tech

Ever fancied a Framework laptop but you bought a MacBook instead?

Asahi Linux now officially supports Macs with the M3 series SoC

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/asahi-linux-now-officially-supports-macs-with-the-m3-series-soc/

#AsahiLinux #Macs #Apple #AppleSilicon #Linux #OperatingSystem #OpenSource #Hardware #Tech

Ever fancied a Framework laptop but you bought a MacBook instead?

Asahi Linux now officially supports Macs with the M3 series SoC

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/asahi-linux-now-officially-supports-macs-with-the-m3-series-soc/

#AsahiLinux #Macs #Apple #AppleSilicon #Linux #OperatingSystem #OpenSource #Hardware #Tech

Ever fancied a Framework laptop but you bought a MacBook instead?

Asahi Linux now officially supports Macs with the M3 series SoC

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/asahi-linux-now-officially-supports-macs-with-the-m3-series-soc/

#AsahiLinux #Macs #Apple #AppleSilicon #Linux #OperatingSystem #OpenSource #Hardware #Tech

Triglav gem is a fork of the original GEM that is compatible with #Atari ST TOS, provided by a buildin 68k CPU emulator. It runs on #Linux.

https://github.com/triglav-os/gem

#retrocomputing #operatingsystem

macOS is so frequently warning me that this or that app I launch will not be functional when Apple sunsets Rosetta 2 and its Ahead-Of-Time compilation, providing x86-64 -> ARM translation in macOS Golden Gate.

On the one hand, yes, this is a hard driver to get developers to update their app to native and, as such, provide higher performance and peak integration into the latest OS.

On the other hand...I've ridden this CPU platform switch train on the Mac long enough (having been here for every one that's happened), that I know many "little" apps that aren't huge moneymakers or maybe aren't any longer maintained will just cease to exist in on the modern Mac platform when this happens, and this saddens me greatly. Some of these apps I use often, even daily.

I neither look forward to nor praise this coming move from Apple.

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/10/macos-golden-gate-last-to-support-intel-apps/

#Apple #Mac #macOS #macOSGoldenGate #Rosetta #Rosetta2 #AOT #JIT #x86 #x8664 #ARM #AppleSilicon #OS #technews #tech #software #operatingsystem #indiedev #legacysoftware #computing

People are upset about debian but debian would have to reject the kernel to reject LLMs. The fish starts rotting from the head. No distribution will be better than the very kernel it runs. The entire ecosystem is collapsing.

We really do have the 30M lines problem, as Molly Rocket put it. The kernel have always been a single point of failure

We need a standardized SoC (system on chip) with entire system ISA (instruction set architecture). We need operating systems to be a weekend projects. We need thousands of operating systems. We need open source hardware that will enable that.

#debian #linux #kernel #slop #isa #soc #mollyRocket #embedded #permaComputing #retrohardware #programming #operatingsystem #os #device #OpenSourceHardware #OSHW

Tasmania Police cancels KPMG contract after $6m spent on incomplete digital upgrades

Tasmania Police terminated a digital contract with KPMG after spending more than $6 million on incomplete projects that…
#Australia #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AU #Austrlia #cancelledcontract #dispute #ict #KPMG #operatingsystem #tas #tasmania #tasmaniapolice
https://www.europesays.com/australia/81623/

Tasmania Police cancels KPMG contract after $6m spent on incomplete digital upgrades

Tasmania Police terminated a digital contract with KPMG after spending more than $6 million on incomplete projects that…
#NewsBeep #News #Business #AI #Artificialintelligence #AU #Australia #cancelledcontract #dispute #ict #KPMG #operatingsystem #tas #Tasmania #tasmaniapolice
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/869553/

Tasmania Police cancels KPMG contract after $6m spent on incomplete digital upgrades

Tasmania Police terminated a digital contract with KPMG after spending more than $6 million on incomplete projects that…
#NewsBeep #News #Business #AI #Artificialintelligence #AU #Australia #cancelledcontract #dispute #ict #KPMG #operatingsystem #tas #Tasmania #tasmaniapolice
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/869553/

First ever #AI-#native operating system. From hardware to UI –
#Claude #Code controls everything on your computer

https://vibeos.sh/

hint:
#thereIsNoAI
#thereIsInParticularNoSustainableAI
#OS #OperatingSystem #vibe

😆 A 13-year-old wrote a whole 32-bit OS from scratch in C in just 14 days, complete with GUI, TCP/IP, and a filesystem. Meanwhile, professional developers everywhere are still struggling to add a new button to their 10-year-old Java apps. 🚀👶
https://github.com/Luka12-dev/AurionOS #13YearOldDeveloper #CProgramming #OperatingSystem #Innovation #YoungTalent #HackerNews #ngated

#Meta supports proposals for an #EU-wide #digitalmajorityage, requiring #parentalconsent for younger #teens’ access to #digitalservices: The company advocates for #ageverification at the #appstore or #operatingsystem level, rather than government-mandated #socialmediabans. https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0704/1521746-meta-eu/?eicker.news #tech #media #news

Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffin released!

After 6 months of development of the Plucky Puffin version, especially bug fixes, performance improvements, and feature additions, Ubuntu’s Release Team has released this version! Not only is it released in the original distribution, but also in Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Xubuntu, and all other official flavors.

To upgrade your system to 25.04, either open the terminal and run do-release-upgrade as root, or open Software Updates and start the upgrade. Make sure that your packages are upgraded first and that you’ve enabled non-LTS upgrades.

To download this awesome release, check out the following links:

• Ubuntu 25.04 desktop
• Kubuntu 25.04 desktop
• Lubuntu 25.04 desktop
• Ubuntu Budgie 25.04 desktop
• Ubuntu Cinnamon 25.04 desktop
• Ubuntu Kylin (麒麟) 25.04 desktop
• Ubuntu MATE 25.04 desktop
• Ubuntu Studio 25.04 desktop
• Ubuntu Unity 25.04 desktop
• Xubuntu 25.04 desktop

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Z80-RIO (Z80 Operating System with Relocatable Modules and I/O Management) - a general-purpose operating system developed by Zilog in the late 1970s https://archiveos.org/z80-rio/ #operatingsystem #zilog

#Google, a valued #sponsor to the #EverythingOpen #conference is a key ingredient to the engine room of #OpenSource development.

For example, #ChromeOS, based on #ChromiumOS is web-centric laptop/desktop #operatingSystem widely used in education.

All apps are web apps and the entire experience takes place within the browser, so users do not have to deal with installing, managing, and updating programs.

Thank you for #sponsoring, #Google!

iOS 16 review: Customization unlocked - Enlarge / The (customized) lock screen in iOS 16. (credit: Samuel Axon)... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1884255 #operatingsystem. #gadgetology #smartphone #features #iphone #apple #ios16 #tech #ios

Nowports raises $16M to build the OS for LatAm’s shipping industry - Nowports, an automated digital freight forwarder in Latin America, has raised $16 ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Bn_LPIlAel8/ #stanforduniversity #financialservices #foundationcapital #freightforwarding #insurancepolicies #operatingsystem #fundings&exits #venturecapital #base10partners #recentfunding #justinmateen #latinamerica #mourocapital #ricardoweder #supplychain #ycombinator #co-founder #finance

Jeeves emerges from stealth with $131M in debt and equity and a16z as a lead investor - Jeeves, which is building an “all-in-one expense management platform” for global s... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/_Jx6vP-fR3M/ #financialinfrastructure #nationalfootballleague #uncorrelatedventures #urbaninnovationfund #andreessenhorowitz #clocktowerventures #stanforduniversity #andressenhorowitz #expensemanagement #financialservices #softwareplatform #operatingsystem #tc

New secret-spilling flaw affects almost every Intel chip since 2011 - Security researchers have found a new class of vulnerabilities in Intel chips which, if exploited, ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/O17JoigcDNY/ #computerhardware #operatingsystem #virtualmachine #spokesperson #sandybridge #chipmaker #computers #microsoft #hardware #security #firmware #meltdown #privacy #mozilla #skylake #spectre #apple #intel #hack