GitHub's take on age assurance for developers

GitHub warns that poorly designed age assurance laws aimed at protecting minors online could impose burdensome requirements on open source software and developer infrastructure services, which present different risks than consumer-facing platforms. The company advocates for policy approaches that exclude code collaboration platforms and recognize the educational and innovation benefits of open source participation for young people. GitHub has successfully worked with governments including Australia and France to secure exemptions for open source development tools from age restriction legislation.