I find it odd to protect children they will stalk the hell out of us but won’t arrest known pedophiles …

I hate the world

This is insane. They have to view your images to deem of they are explicit...

Basically a year away from a universal internet ID that will track all movements and can be restricted if your government doesn't like you.

After commercial OS have age verification they will remove it from the programs because the age was already verified, right? (Padme asking Anakin)

When I first decided to switch to Linux, I started exclusively using apps that were available on Linux. This way I was able to gradually transition my workflows one app at a time without any rush. When I was ready to install Linux, I did it on a new computer so I still had access to everything on the old computer and there was no risk of going computer-less if the installation went sideways.

Also, keep in mind that Asahi only works on M1 and M2 Macs. (If you have an old Intel Mac, you can just run normal Linux without Asahi)

Oh and Veronica Explains has a great video about her experience with Asahi.

Fuuuuck with apple doing this, I wonder how long we have until this BS enters Android and Linux Kernel.

They’re going to burn this in all the way from the sub-microprocessor DRM/TPM to the browser, aren’t they?

So now California has a governor pretending to be pro-Palestine to do damage control while signing laws that give Zionist corporations more control over your data and hardware

Wait, send explicit images? I'm not a child, I get that on these platforms my privacy is pretty well gone, but is it explicitly known (confirmed from the source) that these companies scan your images too?

That feels extra fucked up. Like "hold on a sec bucko let me check this photo you're trying to send real quick to make sure it's not titties "

If the West follows into the footsteps of the propaganda they are spreading against China, I'd rather go live in China because at least there people don't live paycheck to paycheck despite working multiple jobs. Every accusation against China was a confession.

Thank you, Tim Apple, for making 2026 the year of the Linux desktop (but not necessarily the Ubuntu, Fedora, or Mint desktop).

I’ll figure out a way to bypass this or switch to Linux entirely.

And then probably end up in a camp.

The example of the age of your account made me realize I’m old

Lame - never updating my stuff and will move off smartphones.

Could someone share a non alarmist take here? I have seen posts elsewhere that apple's "using information we already have to assign you an age-range" is better than other more invasive methods.

I (regrettably) acquiesced when prompted to use this method in order to access health insurance app. Am I cooked? permanent all powerful spyware time?

I love how big corp is already ready. It's almost as if they somehow knew all along that all the govs with bribable legislators would be making laws they all seemed to arbitrarily adopt at once. Can't wait for the shill AI slop response to this comment making it seem like a good idea.

Sadly graphene will have to implement age verification too at some point as these laws spread like the ones in California that require ALL os providers including Linux to implement it albeit a pointless user dob input at account creation or be fined into the afterlife

"Must be outside of California, Colorado, and Brazil to download this Linux ISO"

"Must be outside of California, Colorado, and Brazil to proceed with installation"

prompts every time you try to send or receive an explicit image on a messaging app

Does this mean they caved in to the UK's client-side scanning stuff after all?

They should just be done with it and implant an id chip at birth
Data freely available to our capitalistic gods and politicians