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opened 2026-03-05 17:13:52 +00:00 by theprogram · 3 comments
theprogram commented 2026-03-05 17:13:52 +00:00 (Migrated from gitlab.com)
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Certain states and countries are implementing requirements for Operating Systems to incorporate age gathering and sharing tools.
This is intended to allow other applications to 'know' what age a user is, and thus gate such individuals from certain content or activities.

Should Fedora take a stand or have an opinion on 'age gating' technologies in operating systems?

If we can come to some kind of team consensus, we could represent that point of view as our 'official' view as DEI team. We could then ask other groups in Fedora to take a stance to develop a Fedora Project view on the issue.

A Fedora discussion on the issue.
https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/california-age-verification/181968

An EFF opinion.
https://www.eff.org/pages/age-verification-wont-protect-children#main-content

The legislation in California.
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1043

Before you comment, please read the legislation.
Pro and con views are welcome. Please state reasons for your views as well as your opinion.

Certain states and countries are implementing requirements for Operating Systems to incorporate age gathering and sharing tools. This is intended to allow other applications to 'know' what age a user is, and thus gate such individuals from certain content or activities. Should Fedora take a stand or have an opinion on 'age gating' technologies in operating systems? If we can come to some kind of team consensus, we could represent that point of view as our 'official' view as DEI team. We could then ask other groups in Fedora to take a stance to develop a Fedora Project view on the issue. A Fedora discussion on the issue. https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/california-age-verification/181968 An EFF opinion. https://www.eff.org/pages/age-verification-wont-protect-children#main-content The legislation in California. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1043 Before you comment, please read the legislation. Pro and con views are welcome. Please state reasons for your views as well as your opinion.
theprogram commented 2026-03-05 17:15:53 +00:00 (Migrated from gitlab.com)
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From a DEI perspective, I oppose such measures that will cut off access to potentially life-saving information and support networks for LGBT youth.

From a DEI perspective, I oppose such measures that will cut off access to potentially life-saving information and support networks for LGBT youth.
jflory7 commented 2026-04-02 11:22:27 +00:00
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IMHO, this is something that should be addressed on the Council level for project-wide response. I do not think the DEI Team is the right body in Fedora to lead this message. This feels like a departure from the main focuses of our charter: events like #62 and #63, and regional support like #45, #56, and #57.

IMHO, this is something that should be addressed on the Council level for project-wide response. I do not think the DEI Team is the right body in Fedora to lead this message. This feels like a departure from the main focuses of our charter: events like #62 and #63, and regional support like #45, #56, and #57.
jflory7 commented 2026-07-09 23:59:31 +00:00
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Enough time has passed here and we haven't gotten much inertia to push this forward yet. I still believe that this is an expansion of scope for our team, so this may not be the best place to drive such a conversation. This should be more of a Fedora Council-run statement, IMHO.

I'm going to go ahead and close this, but happy to revisit if we want to spend more time on this.

Enough time has passed here and we haven't gotten much inertia to push this forward yet. I still believe that this is an expansion of scope for our team, so this may not be the best place to drive such a conversation. This should be more of a Fedora Council-run statement, IMHO. I'm going to go ahead and close this, but happy to revisit if we want to spend more time on this.
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