alt Hacker NewsWhy am I being forced to prove to my OS that I am an adult just because of your inadequate parenting skills?
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ben_w • yesterday at 6:17 PM
Isn't the OS thing specifically California state law? If so, the answer is "California is unfortunately very influential": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_effect
(And I'm saying this as someone who doesn't live in the US, nor care to).
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embedding-shape • yesterday at 6:14 PM
Wait what? How did we go from "Users of social media need to be at least 16" to "Users of OSes need to prove they are adults"?
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Because lots of people have inadequate parenting skills (last time I checked you didn't need a license for parenting) and tech companies are actively exploiting that.