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Rin Alajaji

Apr 29, 2026

18:08
This is in California.Can you talk to me about that?
18:13
AB 1043 did pass last year in the California legislature and was signed by Governor Newsom last October.
18:21
It goes into effect in 2027.
18:23
AB 1043 requires all operating systems and app stores to create age brackets that segment their users based on their ages.
18:33
So those brackets are between, I think it's, like, 13 and 16, 16 and 18, and then 18 and older.
18:42
And users are then, once you've opened your new laptop or your phone, you're then asked to, you know, say what your birthdate is or your age, and then they place you in that bracket.
18:52
And then it requires that operating system, so your phone, your laptop, to collect this information and send that to every application that asks for your age, and it requires applications to ask-

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34:53
Mm.

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