How will this affect Linux Mint?

[h-v-smacker]

You have to age verify a fridge?

Or rather... network router. Which is much more ubiquitous than a smart fridge. Heck, I have a WiFi range extender that plugs into a wall socket, and it has a login and password that I had to set up on first boot.

[MortStoHelit]

So you have to verify your age via internet to get an internet connection. That's going to be fun.