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.
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California Law Requires All Operating Systems to Have Age Verification

A new California state law requires all operating systems, including Windows, macOS, and Linux, to have an age verification ...
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Apple Is Changing the Name of All Operating Systems, Says Report—What Will They Be Called?

There are many experiences from Apple that changed throughout the years, but while its operating systems remained the same, there is now a report that suggests that this would no longer be the case.