Fork time? Maybe all the anti-systemd zealots were right all along…
Edit: To address whether it is likely that this change will affect users: Gnome is planning a stronger dependence on userdb, the part of systemd where this change is being implemented. https://blogs.gnome.org/adrianvovk/2025/06/10/gnome-systemd-dependencies/
Why do they need the age after all. What are authorities going to do with it?
Control what content you see and add some extra detail to fingerprint you.
If they can get this simple age verification done from everyone, it’s not going to be hard to add “new requirements” in the future
Either this or block access to people living in hostile places. Currently it is a parental control with no verification of the thruth. You can put 01/01/01 there, if you want. If it turns into identity verification we will see what we can do.
They (politicians) are obsessed with control.
To my understanding, it’s also Meta that is lobbying for this. Basically pushing the responsibility elsewhere to the operating system vendors
But how would they know I have been truthful about my age? I mean I am never putting my real age when registering on websites.
I guess they want this law to fall back on in case an underage individual is presented with mature/inappropriate content. Then they can just say that you lied about your age and that is not their fault.
Yes, so pretty much they don’t want to be held responsible. And the government is bending over to comply with the tech bros.
“Protect Children” !