AGE VERIFICATION RESISTANCE

2026-03-09

AGE VERIFICATION RESISTANCE

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Introduction/Why

If you want a good idea of what age verification is and why it's bad, see Reclaim the Net.

Please see the next section for what you can do.

I'm doing this because other than Lunduke, I don't see anyone else doing anything about it. I have a full-time job, so I can only work on this in my spare time (so please be understanding here).

What You Can Do

I have never done anything like this before, but these are all the things I can think of that you can do at the individual level. A lot of this may seem vain, but every bit helps, and at least you did something. Helps ease the conscious when dystopia comes.

1. Nonprofit Action
• Support organizations fighting this.
• Convince the fencesitters.
• Shame the ones that aren't.
2. Software Development Action
• Support the distros that don't bend the knee.
• Shame the ones that do.
3. Political Action
• In the U.S. please see this page for contact information for your representative. Send them a letter. If you need a copypaste, see Reclaim the Net.
• Find your state/country below.

Nonprofit Organization Status

Nonprofits that Have a Campaign Against Age Verification

• Reclaim the Net
• Electronic Frontier Foundation

Nonprofits that You'd Expect to Have a Campaign Against Age Verification, but Don't Appear To

• Free Software Foundation

Nonprofits that Actually Want It

• Free Speech Coalition--They wrote a compliance guide! How sweet!

Operating Systems Status

Operating Systems that Have Bent the Knee to Age Verification

System76, (Feedback: The blog post)

Operating Systems that Resist Age Verification

Send these guys your support! Either tell them you're proud of them for doing what they're doing, or if possible, donate to them.

MidnightBSD, (Feedback: The mailing list)

Operating Systems with Unknown Status on Age Verification

Make whatever case you can to these guys to not comply with age verification requirements. Force a legal case to happen.

Fedora, (Feedback: The same thread)

Ubuntu, (Feedback: The mailing list)

Political Status

Countries with Age Verification Laws in Place

At the moment, no country has imposed age verification requirements on operating systems--yet. However, it is still troubling that they've even done this to websites and apps.

Brazil

Canada

New Zealand

U.K.

Countries with Proposed Age Verification Laws

Australia

EU

States with Age Verification Laws in Place

ON THE OS LEVEL:

California

Colorado

ON THE APP/WEBSITE LEVEL:

Alabama

Arizona

Arkansas

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Indiana

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Wyoming

States with Proposed Age Verification Laws

In various stages, please see your state

Illinois (PROPOSED ON THE OS LEVEL)

Iowa

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York (PROPOSED ON THE OS LEVEL)

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

Washington D.C.

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin