California's age verification law is proving controversial — here's why, and what you need to know about the ins-and-outs

California has new legislation, which means that any provider of an operating system must ascertain the age of the user ...
News Tribune

How do I reduce my child’s screen time?

Many parents are familiar with the phenomenon: instead of heading to the park together as agreed, children would prefer to ...

Your PC and phone might start carding you this year

California signed into law new requirements for electronic devices like phones and PCs to ask for your age when you first log ...

A new California law requires age checks in Windows and every other OS

And now, the move is trickling down to operating systems. Well, at least in California. In October 2025, Governor Gavin ...
ExtremeTech

California’s New Law Will Make Operating Systems Ask for Your Age at Account Setup

Lawmakers argue the rule could make the web safer for children, while privacy advocates warn that OS-level age flags normalize user-level tracking.

Not like this: researchers pen open letter on the dangers of age verification done poorly

Scientists and researchers from respected institutions lay out the case against age verification as we're beginning to know it.