Operating System Age Verification Bill

United States Colorado Sen. Matt Ball and Rep. Amy Paschal have authored bill SB26-051. SB26-051 would require Operating System, such as Windows or Linux, to perform age verification on users which then third party apps can leverage via API to ensure someone's age.

A screenshot of an X post reports that Colorado legislators Matt Ball and Amy Paschal authored SB26-051, a bill requiring operating systems such as Windows or Linux to verify users’ ages so third-party apps can access that verification through an API. The joke is a satirical reaction to the idea of making general-purpose operating systems responsible for age verification, reflecting concerns about privacy, platform control, and the war on general-purpose computing. EN: A screenshot of an X post reports that Colorado legislators Matt Ball and Amy Paschal authored SB26-051, a bill requiring operating systems such as Windows or Linux to verify users’ ages so third-party apps can access that verification through an API. The joke is a satirical reaction to the idea of making general-purpose operating systems responsible for age verification, reflecting concerns about privacy, platform control, and the war on general-purpose computing.

• @gentoomemes / 20120 2026-02-22