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Public story · 2026-03-21 · source-backed
California's AB 1043 mandates OS distributors build age-tracking APIs by January 1, 2027. systemd merged a birthDate field into user records. Some distros are preemptively excluding California and Brazil from distributions. Ubuntu, Fedora, and Pop!_OS evaluating implementation. "Ageless Linux" emerged as a protest distro. Most significant open-source freedom vs. regulation flashpoint since the DMCA.
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