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Brazil publishes list of companies needing age verification, includes Canonical

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17 pointsiamnothere11 comments

The title is misleading.

This is not a list of companies that need to implement age verification, and it's not about age verification at all.

This is a list of companies selected by the ANPD (Data Protection National Agency) to be heard and monitored about the difficulties of the implementation of the law known as ECA Digital, which is not about age verification, but the implementation of mechanisms that avoid kids to be the target of ads, have personal data collected, be the target of e-commerce dark patterns, and the law also includes the implementation of parental control, in-app purchase blockers, and other stuff.

Stop spreading misinformation.

Yeah, and it is also a publication about extending the deadline to do so, which already passed as it mentions they had until 13th of February 2026

In other words, Brazil believes that these companies are subject to the law but they have not moved fast enough on implementation. They are attempting to get feedback while also informing the companies that yes, they are covered under the law.

> not about age verification

The law literally requires age verification. It explicitly prohibits self-declaration.

> The law literally requires age verification. It explicitly prohibits self-declaration.

Ouch, I hadn't read that law before. I think there doesn't exist any verification mechanism that satisfies it.

There isn’t, and there’s no way to do this as a free/open service. Effectively this kills community driven FOSS.

Companies like Canonical could use some kind of paid online service to do this, which could be why they just rolled out cloud login. https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-26.04-LTS-Authd

It's pretty much everybody. Is that Microslop company thee Microslop we all know and love?

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There was some disagreement about whether or not Linux would fall under these guidelines, now it appears that commercial distros do under the government’s interpretation.

Full list:

Amazon Serviços De Varejo Do Brasil Ltda;

AOC (Envision Indústria de Produtos Eletrônicos Ltda.);

Apple Computer Brasil Ltda.;

Acbz Imp. E Com. Ltda.;

Canonical Serviços De Software Ltda.;

Chrunchyroll;

Discord;

Disney+ (The Walt Disney Company (Brasil) Ltda.);

Epic Games Entretenimento Brasil Ltda.;

Globoplay (Globo Comunicação E Participações S.A.);

GOG;

Google Brasil Internet Ltda.;

HBO (Warner Bros. Discovery);

Huawei Do Brasil Telecomunicacoes Ltda.;

IBM Brasil – Indústria Máquinas E Serviços Ltda.;

Kwai (Joyo Tecnologia Brasil Ltda.);

LG Electronics Do Brasil Ltda.;

Meta (Facebook Serviços Online Do Brasil Ltda.);

Microsoft Informática Ltda.;

Motorola Do Brasil Ltda.;

Netflix Entretenimento Brasil Ltda.;

Panasonic Do Brasil Ltda.;

Paramount Entertainment Brasil Ltda.;

Philco Eletrônicos S.A.;

Philips Do Brasil Ltda.;

Riot Games Servicos Ltda.;

Roblox Brasil;

Samsung Eletrônica Da Amazônia Ltda.;

Snapchat;

Sony Brasil Ltda.;

TCL Semp Indústria E Comércio De Eletroeletrônicos S.A.;

Telegram;

TikTok (Bytedance Brasil Tecnologia Ltda.);

Twitch Interactive Do Brasil Ltda.;

Valve;

X Brasil Internet Ltda.;

Xiaomi.

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