Bluesky will comply with age verification laws in South Dakota and Wyoming after exiting Mississippi

Bluesky brings age verification to South Dakota and Wyoming

Bluesky will now check the ages of users located in South Dakota and Wyoming to comply with local online safety laws. The platform announced on Wednesday that users in both states will be able to prove their age using an ID, payment card, face scan, or other method. Just like Bluesky’s age verification launch in the UK, the social network will process age checks through Epic Games’ Kids Web Services (KWS), a tool that allows developers to integr…

Bluesky is rolling out age verification in South Dakota and Wyoming

Bluesky will require users in South Dakota and Wyoming to verify their ages in order to access direct messaging and adult content on the site.

Bluesky will comply with age verification laws in South Dakota and Wyoming after exiting Mississippi

Bluesky says the age verification laws strike "the right balance," so it won't have to exit the states as it did in Mississippi.

Bluesky Implements Age Verification in South Dakota, Wyoming Amid Privacy Debates

In a move that underscores the growing tensions between social media platforms and state-level regulations aimed at protecting minors online, Bluesky, the decentralized social networking startup, has announced it will comply with new age-verification laws in South Dakota and Wyoming. This decision comes just weeks after the company chose to block access entirely in Mississippi due to a more stringent law there. According to a recent report from …

Bluesky says it will comply with South Dakota and Wyoming age-verification laws, which “currently strikes the right balance”, after exiting Mississippi

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