On the unfortunate need for an "age verification" API for legal compliance reasons in some U.S. states

Lucas Holt luke at foolishgames.com
Tue Mar 10 02:02:28 UTC 2026


Jeremy,

Illinois is also trying to pass a law similar to the california and 
colorado versions.  It might be worth reaching out there as well.

I appreciate the effort.

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    Illinois Bill IL SB3977 (Children's Social Media Safety Act)

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        discussion:
        https://legiscan.com/politicorps/debate/fvwy4zdg/thread/a80v0s0w
        <https://legiscan.com/politicorps/debate/fvwy4zdg/thread/a80v0s0w>

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        *text: https://legiscan.com/IL/text/SB3977/2025
        <https://legiscan.com/IL/text/SB3977/2025>*

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On 3/9/26 9:39 PM, Jeremy Soller wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> My name is Jeremy Soller, and I am Principal Engineer at System76. We released a statement on Age Verification laws last Thursday that you can read here:
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> https://blog.system76.com/post/system76-on-age-verification
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> Our Founder and CEO, Carl Richell, was able to get a meeting with Senator Matt Ball today to discuss the Colorado version of the California bill, SB26-051. His statements after the meeting are as follows:
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> https://floss.social/@carlrichell@fosstodon.org/116201429734101067

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