Bluesky Exits Mississippi over Age Verification Row

Bluesky exits Mississippi over age verification row

Bluesky now blocks all traffic coming from Mississippi's IP addresses, but a VPN could help you get back online. Here's all you need to know.

Mississippi’s onerous new social platform law (and the threat of big fines) has led Bluesky to block its users in the state

The state of Mississippi just wants to protect its children, you see. That’s why they can’t be allowed to see your skeets. On Friday, the social network Bluesky announced that it had begun blocking the use of its services in Mississippi. At issue is a bill the Mississippi Legislature passed into law last year that requires social platforms to (a) obtain the true identity — at minimum, name and age — of all their Mississippi users, and (b) for an…

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Bluesky blocks service in Mississippi because of age verification law - TechCentral.ie

Social network Bluesky has decided to block access to its service in the state of Mississippi, rather than comply with a new age verification law. In a blog post, the company explained that – as a small team – it did not have the resources to make the extensive technical changes that this law required. [… The post Bluesky blocks service in Mississippi because of age verification law appeared first on TechCentral.ie.