Comment by JohnFen

> Tell me how this exempts linux systems, the distro authors, and every app developer for said operating systems.

There's nothing to exempt. If the OS is preinstalled on a device, this will require the device to ask the user's age during initialization. That's all.

> So, an IT director might have to certify that all sysadmins and developers are over 18?

I see nothing in the law that even hints at this.

> And what if a child has access to email or other service run on that system. Tomorrow, I'll give some thought to wi-fi and other routers.

I also see nothing in the law that addresses this.