alt Hacker News> while actually helping parents with their issues.
> that parents will set up the device for their kids
Are the devices parents are currently setting up lacking these controls? Is there no third party software which can achieve this?
Then why is it a crime with an associated fine for me to provide an OS which does not have one? How have I failed to "help parents with their issues?"
> Are the devices parents are currently setting up lacking these controls?
It's an inconsistent mess.
> Is there no third party software which can achieve this?
No third-party software can force a standardized age reporting mechanism onto somebody else's platform and associated app ecosystem. A third-party unofficial age reporting mechanism is something that other apps are free to ignore. This law requires platforms to have a minimal but mandatory age reporting mechanism that apps cannot claim ignorance of and cannot decline to use in favor of an alternative age reporting mechanism.
> Then why is it a crime with an associated fine for me to provide an OS which does not have one?
Not a crime, just a civil penalty.