Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoCalifornia moves to exempt Linux from its upcoming age-verification law after backlash over forcing operating systems to collect users’ ageswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square70linkfedilinkarrow-up1903arrow-down14
arrow-up1899arrow-down1external-linkCalifornia moves to exempt Linux from its upcoming age-verification law after backlash over forcing operating systems to collect users’ ageswww.tomshardware.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square70linkfedilink
minus-squareyoumaynotknow@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 months agoWao, I am gladly surprised by this. I would have never thought this would be possible, yet here we are.
minus-squarebestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·5 months agoCalifornia software companies have serious lobbying power.
minus-squarefriend_of_satan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoI mean… yeah. OpenAI is a California software company and it’s the biggest lobbying force behind the age verification bills.
Wao, I am gladly surprised by this. I would have never thought this would be possible, yet here we are.
California software companies have serious lobbying power.
I mean… yeah. OpenAI is a California software company and it’s the biggest lobbying force behind the age verification bills.