California introduces age verification law for all operating systems, including Linux and SteamOS — user age verified during OS account setup

The law's broad definition of an "operating system provider" pulls in not just Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS, but Linux distributions and Valve's SteamOS.

An upcoming California law requires operating system providers to enforce basic mandatory age verification

The government of California is implementing a law that requires operating system providers to implement some form of age ...
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New California law will require operating systems to have age verification

Assembly Bill 1043 becomes a law in California in January 2027, and will require every operating system to have age verification in account setup.
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