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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-16T13:41:36.000Z",
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    "https://itsfoss.com/news/os-level-age-verification-across-us/",
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  "textContent": "submitted by pglpm to linux\n94 points | 14 comments\nhttps://itsfoss.com/news/os-level-age-verification-across-us/\n\nFrom the press release [my emphasis]:\n\n> Require operating system developers like Apple and Google to verify users’ ages when setting up a new device, _rather than relying on self-reported ages._\n\ncross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/25834609\n\n> > The U.S. has been quietly building up a set of state-level laws that push operating system providers into the age verification plague.\n>>\n>> California’s AB 1043, signed in October 2025, requires OS providers to collect age data at account setup and pipe it to apps through a real-time API. It kicks in on January 1, 2027.\n>>\n>> Colorado is working on something nearly identical. SB26-051 (which we covered when it was still a proposal) passed the state Senate 28-7 on March 3, 2026, and is now waiting on a House vote to become law there too.\n>>\n>> However, these are just state-level laws. A new federal bill, H.R.8250, introduced on April 13, 2026, by Rep. Josh Gottheimer, with Rep. Elise M. Stefanik signing on as cosponsor, has us intrigued.",
  "title": "Oh No! Now A Federal Bill Wants OS-Level Age Verification for Everyone in the USA"
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