AB 1856 redefines an “operating system provider” to exclude open-source software from the state’s age-gating law, set to go into effect on January 1st, Tom’s Hardware reports. It follows a similar exemption added to Colorado’s age verification bill earlier this year. [Link: California lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption from age-verification law — software distributed under the GPL, MIT, BSD, and Apache licenses are exempt | https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/california-lawmakers-unanimously-pass-linux-exemption-from-age-verification-law-software-distributed-under-the-gpl-mit-bsd-and-apache-licenses-are-exempt | Tom's Hardware]

AB 1856 excludes open-source operating systems from the upcoming Digital Age Assurance Act.

Infolge eines Gesetzes hätten Linux-Distributionen in Kalifornien ab 2027 das Alter der User abfragen müssen. Das hat die Legislative dort jetzt abgewendet.