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Bluesky Blocks Mississippi Users over Age Verification Law
Bluesky cites the costly and privacy-intrusive requirements of Mississippi's law, which demands age and parental consent verification for all users, risking $10,000 fines per violation.
- Bluesky blocked access to its social media service for all users in Mississippi on Friday due to the state's new age verification law HB 1126.
- The law mandates that all platforms confirm each user's age and secure parental approval for minors before allowing access, with penalties reaching as high as $10,000 for every instance of non-compliance.
- Bluesky stated compliance would force collecting sensitive personal data and tracking minors, raising privacy and free speech concerns while requiring resources their small team lacks.
- The company emphasized that the law surpasses its intended child safety objectives, restricts free expression, and unfairly impacts smaller platforms, clarifying that their stance pertains specifically to the Bluesky app operating on the AT Protocol.
- The blockage will remain until courts decide HB 1126's fate, highlighting challenges for emerging social platforms facing broad age verification laws.
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