So, the EU Digital ID is threatening to kill alt Android and Linux phones, but this is also probably gonna screw over desktops too, because going by how it’s laid out by Mental Outlaw here, desktops could start being required to run Win11 with Pluton enforcement to comply with this, which would not only lock out Linux and BSD desktops, but also older desktops in general which can’t run Win11, and even older desktops which can run Win11 but are too old to support Pluton, meaning just like you have to buy a new Google or Apple phone to comply with this, you’d also have to buy a new Win11 desktop or laptop as well.
Where is the digital ID required? Because they can’t suddenly require that all computing devices in existence support it.
Is it only for accessing major social media websites? Only for device sales?
Because it seems to me neither of those will make a significant dent in use of older devices; might even drive more people to the Fediverse.
Don’t the EU want to make age verification mandatory for “social media plus” which is like, most of the internet? Any page where users can interact with each other and/or user generated content, so social media, forums, messaging, streaming, gaming etc.
Only for significant platforms though, I believe. And the beauty of Federation is that no single service is significant.