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Re:New California law requires age verification for all OS a... by idle_zealot on Friday February 27, 2026 @05:56PM (#47187042)
This is exactly the sort of infrastructure that would make it super easy to pass a law banning tracking and advertising to minors. Once every platform can trivially detect when they should turn off the ads there's no reasonable counter-argument about privacy or feasibility.
Re:New California law requires age verification for all OS a... by sigio on Friday February 27, 2026 @07:01PM (#47187869)
Fine by me... instantly setting my age to whatever it is that disallows all ads ;)
Re:New California law requires age verification for all OS a... by bawolff on Friday February 27, 2026 @09:54PM (#47189617)
Have we banned advertising tk minors on tv shows aimed at minirs? Are barbie/action hero/etc commercial showing kids having fun with barbies on channels whose primary demo is children no longer a thing?

Technology has never been tge limiting factor. Politicak will is.