
We're giving open source projects free Pro-tier age compliance (50k checks/month) — looking for early adopters
We built an age compliance API called A3 (Arcadia Age API) for California's AB 1043 law, which takes effect January 2027. The short version: if your app serves California users, you'll need to handle OS-level age signals and treat them as legal knowledge of a user's age. Penalties are $2,500–$7,500 per affected child. We didn't think compliance costs should be a barrier for open source, so we set up a program specifically for OSS projects. What you get: Pro-tier API access (normally $99/month) 50,000 age checks per month Evidence tags, confidence scores, cryptographic audit receipts No credit card required What we ask: OSI-approved license (MIT, Apache 2.0, GPL, etc.) Public repo with active maintenance (commits in the last 6 months) User-facing application (not a library/framework) Include "Powered by A3" in your age gate UI or project README That last point is the only real "cost" — we want other maintainers to discover the program through projects already using it. How it works (bri
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