I use LibreElec which is a Linux distro of sorts. It has CEC that works for me

Install Kodi and pirate shows from those services.

The fact that they keep pushing the envelope with more and more ads and higher costs show that people are willing to go along with it. That is sad to think about

This is awesome

I think people should just use other gaming distros with a big picture mode and login to Steam if they choose through it’s program. Then the user wouldn’t have OS age verification.

Politicians and the courts are so corrupt. Why should we fight back through the same corrupt systems? That seems counter intuitive to me. People need to take a stand in more effective ways.

Age attestitation, not verification, which is clearly now becoming a larger issue with more implications. You could load up a gift card too instead of a credit card. SteamOS also has a desktop mode so you don’t have to game and use Steam but the laws want the OS itself to implement age verification. We shouldn’t defend any form of age verification

Steam may ask but the laws want it implemented by the operating system, and SteamOS can do more than just play games within Steam.

The Steam machines, even though they’re Linux, will have age verification baked in so Valve can sell them in all the States of the USA and other countries that demand it.

And they’ll all have age verification…

Just stop

My TCL disables aftermarket CEC remotes after being taken offline, even when it was previously working great

This is really exciting