Age assurance laws are becoming a developer policy issue. As proposals move down the stack to operating systems and app stores, open source communities are raising concerns about potential impacts on developer infrastructure and open source projects. Here’s what to know and how to get involved. https://lnkd.in/gP53GMmy
Vishal Gupta
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The open-source concern is the part lawmakers keep missing. Age assurance at the OS layer assumes every package downstream can absorb the compliance cost. Indie maintainers cannot, so the rules end up shrinking the supply of free tooling, not protecting users.
This is so helpful. Appreciate your work #github
Go were the sun dont shine
I totally agree, it’s a dynamic we’ve already seen with other regulations. Software exists to solve problems and respond to real needs, and regulation inevitably shapes those needs too. It may feel like a nuisance, but this is how the industry evolves. Facing the issue honestly is the only way forward. And let’s be clear: if the risks related to minors using these platforms had been taken seriously from the start, we wouldn’t be here discussing it today.