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Elizabeth Nolan Brown

Bluesky Blocks Mississippi Users

The social media platform Bluesky is blocking users from Mississippi rather than comply with the state's age verification law.

"Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users," the company's official account posted last Friday. "While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours."

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