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US state laws push age checks into the operating system
(www.theregister.com)
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
I mean at least the cars thing is pretty legitimately true. Not that you don't have a broader point.
Only in US. Many things are fucked up in US for many different reasons. People support it because of brainwashing. It's not slipped trough without anyone noticing.