Bluesky has chosen to block access in the state rather than risk potential fines of up to $10,000 per violation.

People in Mississippi no longer have access to Bluesky — one of the primary alternatives to Elon Musk 's X — because of ...

Decentralized social app Bluesky has opted to shut down access in Mississippi, as a result of the state’s recently updated user age requirements, which Bluesky says will be impossible for it to abide ...

Bluesky admitted on official channels that it doesn't have the infrastructure or resources to build the systems Mississippi's ...

Bluesky has blocked access in Mississippi, citing privacy and free speech concerns over a new law requiring all social media ...

In a blog post published on Friday, the company explains that, as a small team, it doesn't have the resources to make the ...

Users with Mississippi IP addresses can no longer access the Bluesky app. The decentralized social media network has explained in a post that Mississippi's new age verification law for social networks ...

The Supreme Court has refused for now to block enforcement of a Mississippi law aimed at regulating the use of social media ...

Justice Brett Kavanaugh said the law would “likely” violate the First Amendment rights of social media companies.

Under the law, minors must have express consent from a parent or guardian to use platforms, and websites covered under the ...

At least 12 other states have enacted similar age verification laws, hoping to protect children from online harms ...

Bluesky does comply with the UK's controversial Online Safety Act, which also requires internet services to verify user ages.