Arch Linux considers criticism of Age Verification to be a violation
SockThief
11 points
7 comments
March 24, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
SockThief
The Arch Linux Core Dev Team is asking r/ArchLinux sub-reddit mods to censor people unhappy with Age Verification in Arch. It appears that Arch Linux considers criticism of Age Verification to be a "Code of Conduct" violation.
k310
I claim the "right to repair" my operating system. And share patches. I legally put black tape over the infamous Subaru "Your windshield washer reservoir is always empty" idiot light. “Hitler didn’t steal the power, his people voted for him, and then he destroyed his people,” Pope Francis stated. Devs are handing government the wire to strangle themselves and everyone else with this surveillance back-door.[0] A bully starts with a simple demand and never backpedals. [0] https://www.eff.org/issues/age-verification
deafpolygon
If true, then Arch won’t get a look from me anymore. But, this is xcancel/twitter/x … I stay off these since it’s just brain rot these days. Doesn’t make too much sense for Arch team to censor people over age verification, so there might be a nothing-burger here.