MidnightBSD bans California desktop users from 2027 due to Digital Age Assurance Act's mandatory age APIs and $7,500/child fines. 🛠️
Small open-source teams can't afford compliance, so they modify licenses to exclude the state entirely — stark warning for FOSS under heavy regulation. 🛡️
🔗 https://ostechnix.com/midnightbsd-excludes-california-digital-age-assurance-act/
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