The CA Assembly heeded concerns from EFF and the broader community about applying an age-gating law to open source operating systems. However, we’re still fighting the bill’s expansion of the age-bracketing system to browsers and websites. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/one-step-forward-two-steps-back-cas-ab-1856-exempts-open-source-expands-age-gating
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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: CA's AB 1856 Exempts Open Source But Expands Age-Gating
After public outrage, California lawmakers are moving closer to exempting open-source operating systems from the sweeping age-bracketing regime mandated by last year’s Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043). Nonetheless, the current bill still jeopardizes internet users’ speech, privacy, and security....
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It’s worth noting that, while “everyone should switch to Linux,” personal actions don’t combat the larger issue. It’s not enough that you’re running a super locked down copy of your favorite distro when folks without computer literacy will suffer privacy violations by these pushes.