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California makes Linux, OSS software exempt from age verification law.
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A game I payed long ago in my mobile requested me last week age verification.
Game lost...
I'm old enough to remember the Leisure Suit Larry series that used age verification by asking questions that kids probably wouldn't know (obviously this was long before the internet).
Game over. User wins.