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`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
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`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

OSNews @osnews@mstdn.social

2/27/2026, 10:19:23 PM

Public

US lawmakers push for age verification at the operating system level

Encryption backdoors, social media bans for children, creepy age verification for applications - what will they think of next? The latest brilliant idea by US lawmakers sure is a hell of a doozy: legally mandated age verification in every single operating system.

Colorado's SB26-051, introduced

https://www.osnews.com/story/144501/us-lawmakers-push-for-age-verification-at-the-operating-system-level/

#ClownCar

US lawmakers push for age verification at the operating system level – OSnews

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Chris Petrilli @petrillic@hachyderm.io

2/27/2026, 10:50:48 PM

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RE: https://mstdn.social/@osnews/116144915345796021

The stupid. It burns.