EU Age Verification Scrutiny Targets FOSS Privacy; Solus and Vipnix Declare Non-Compliance

Heya, folks. We are aware of the ongoing discussions surrounding age verification laws. Privacy and user experience remain our priorities. We have no plans to implement age verification, and will continue to monitor the situation. Read more on our blog: https://getsol.us/2026/04/solus-and-age-verification/ #Solus #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource - Clint

🔥Got a post removed by indieweb.social ｢ Some of your posts have been found to violate one or more community guidelines and have been subsequently removed by the moderators of indieweb.social. Posts cited: #askfedi 🛂 Is there a list of distros refusing to comply with age verification/attestation laws? #ageverification #systemd #privacy #opensource ｣ Not sure why tho. Anyways thx for the replies, https://agelesslinux.org/ already tracks all that.

A First Look at the #EU #AgeVerification App https://theprivacydad.com/a-first-look-at-the-eu-age-verification-app/ #privacy #Europe

What happens after #AgeVerification laws take effect: The chilling effect of online age and ID checks https://proton.me/blog/age-verification-laws-chilling-effect #privacy #FreeSpeech #politics

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This week's Linux and FOSS news: LINUX NEWS Manjaro lead dev plans to implement age verification, other team members don't: https://forum.manjaro.org/t/will-manjaro-implement-age-verification/186816 (Aragorn for Manjaro lead! lol) Solus says they don't have plans to implement anything, but aren't sure if the laws affect them, they are monitoring the situation: https://getsol.us/2026/04/solus-and-age-verification/ Vipnix (a Gentoo > Funtoo > Macaroni-based, Systemd-free distro) rejects implementing age verification, excludes Brazil (their own country!) and California: https://vipnix.com.br/site/livecd-vipnix/ https://github.com/BryanLunduke/DoesItAgeVerify/pull/73 (They are pretty brave that despite being a Brazilian company, they decided not to comply, respect to them. Idk if I would personally trust them though, because they include some Google and Cloudflare stuff in their website, but their stance is respectable regardless) Mobian will do whatever upstream Debian does: https://social.linux.pizza/@fosserytech/116370129667947301 I made an age attestation/verification tracker to track which FOSS OSes (Linux, BSD, others) comply with the laws, which oppose: https://odysee.com/@fossery-tech:4/Linux-BSD-age-attestation-verification-tracker:7 Debian's APT 3.2 Released with History, Undo, Redo, and Rollback Support: https://9to5linux.com/debians-apt-3-2-released-with-history-undo-redo-and-rollback-support You can now enable Ubuntu Pro from the OS setup tool: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-pro-initial-setup-tool Bazzite Linux gets some major upgrades for the April 2026 Update: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/bazzite-linux-gets-some-major-upgrades-for-the-april-2026-update/ Trisquel GNU/Linux 12.0 LTS Released with GNU Linux-Libre 6.8 Kernel, MATE 1.26: https://9to5linux.com/trisquel-gnu-linux-12-0-lts-released-with-gnu-linux-libre-6-8-kernel-mate-1-26 Deepin 25.1 launches with Linux 6.18, UOS AI upgrades, and new immutable system features: https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/deepin-25-1-launches-with-linux-6-18-uos-ai-upgrades-and-new-immutable-system-features/ TrueNAS 26 Beta Brings Linux 6.18 LTS + OpenZFS 2.4 Combination For NAS Devices: https://www.phoronix.com/news/TrueNAS-26-Beta GParted Live 1.8.1-3 Released with Linux Kernel 6.19.10 and GParted 1.8.1: https://9to5linux.com/gparted-live-1-8-1-3-released-with-linux-kernel-6-19-10-and-gparted-1-8-1 (more Linux and FOSS news in comments) #WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #AgeVerification #Manjaro #Solus #Vipnix #Mobian #AgeAttestation #Debian #APT #Ubuntu #Bazzite #Trisquel #TrisquelGNUlinux #Deepin #TrueNAS #TrueNAS26 #GParted #GPartedLive #NAS #LinuxDistro #DistroRelease #FosseryTech

Solus Says It Has No Plans to Implement Age Verification https://linuxiac.com/solus-says-it-has-no-plans-to-implement-age-verification/ #ageverification #solus #linux #opensource

Solus says it has no plans to implement age verification and will keep monitoring the growing patchwork of related laws. https://linuxiac.com/solus-says-it-has-no-plans-to-implement-age-verification/ #solus #linux #opensource

Solus and Age Verification – Solus https://getsol.us/2026/04/solus-and-age-verification/ #solus #noageverification Thank you for the statement

RE: https://social.coop/@cwebber/116408556882122186 aside from completely reasonable observations, one question is up in the air... will RTOSes fall under the law :thinking_rotate: because if yes, then I swear I was just joking about age verification in FreeRTOS about a month ago ;_; #AgeVerification #Privacy #Tech #Technology #OS #FOSS #OpenSource #Embedded #Hardware

Solus and Age Verification We are aware of the ongoing discussions surrounding age verification laws. Privacy and user experience remain our priorities. We have no plans to implement age verification and will continue to monitor the situation. We hear your concerns and understand the uncertainty surrounding these growing movements. This isn’t an isolated issue confined to a single place or country. it’s a complex, global patchwork of proposed laws, each with vastly different requirements and enforcement methods. Right now, it remains unclear which of these will actually become law, how they will be enforced, or whether they will directly affect Solus and other Linux-based operating systems.

Fluxer said that they will never comply with the age verification as devs says. Also If your country ban the use of this platform you can't use it anymore #fluxer #fediverse #community