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Some people seem to interpret the bill as stating that every application would have to use the API every time it is run (but why would it if it has no use of age information to “comply with applicable law”?).
California’s AB 1043 Could Regulate Every Linux Command, and the Open Source World Is Too Quiet
California's Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043), approved by Governor Newsom in October 2025, sets out a statewide age assurance framework for operating systems and app stores. It requires operating system providers to present an age and date-of-birth declaration interface during account setup and to provide an API that can return an age bracket signal…
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