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California passes law requiring ID checks for all operating systems | Governor Newsom signs bills to further strengthen California’s leadership in protecting children online (www.gov.ca.gov)
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AB-1043 "Age verification signals: software applications and online services."

Text https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1043

Other info https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1043

California AB 1043 signed. Mandatory os-level, device-level, app store, and even developer-required age verification for all computing devices.

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[–] ICCrawler@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The only thing that I can think of is how China regulates it's online gaming.

What is China’s Age Verification System?

China’s Age Verification System or 游戏适龄提示 in Chinese, is a government-mandated infrastructure that restricts minors’ access to online games and digital platforms. In China, all users must undergo “Real Name Verification” (实名认证) before accessing gaming services, enabling platforms to enforce age-appropriate restrictions automatically.

The system is overseen by the National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) and integrates with national databases to verify user identities in real-time.

https://appinchina.co/blog/the-complete-guide-to-chinas-age-verification-system/

The move to do this was largely in part thanks to complaints of parents in regards to their kids' habits with gacha games. For anyone interested, what I posted was a small excerpt from the link, there's a lot more info on it there.

[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Is it in the OS?seems like just games.

[–] ICCrawler@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It is similar, not the same. Some other key differences to consider are that while the US one is at the OS level, it's just asking you to provide an age that isn't linked to your ID or anything. It's just like when a website asks your age, you can absolutely lie about it. But now it's being done on the OS account, not the website.

Whereas, yeah, it is just for games in China, but it is absolutely being run against the person's ID in a national database. Some games even require facial recognition. So it's on a whole other level of verification and tracking.