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8. Here is Blue Sky's response...

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Aug 22, 2025, 07:11 PM

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https://bsky.social/about/blog/08-22-2025-mississippi-hb1126

Our Concerns About Mississippi’s Approach

While we share the goal of protecting young people online, we have concerns about this law’s implementation:

Broad scope: The law requires age verification for all users, not just those accessing age-restricted content, which affects the ability of everyone in Mississippi to use Bluesky.

Barriers to innovation: The compliance requirements disadvantage newer and smaller platforms like Bluesky, which do not have the luxury of big teams to build the necessary tooling. The law makes it harder for people to engage in free expression and chills the opportunity to communicate in new ways.

Privacy implications: The law requires collecting and storing sensitive personal information from all users, including detailed tracking of minors.

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Bluesky Goes Dark in Mississippi Over Age Verification Law [View all] demmiblue Friday OP

This is BULLSHIT Eliot Rosewater Friday #1

In this case, it's Bluesky itself Polybius Friday #11

so are twitter, porn sites and republican sites gonna pay this? nt msongs Friday #2

Those other sites have a system in place for age verification mdbl Friday #3

Porn sites also have a viable financial plan... Shipwack Friday #12

Probably true. My comment though wasn't a criticism mdbl Saturday #18

Understood. I didn't take it that way... Shipwack Saturday #21

Huh? OC375 Friday #4

Google told me this.... reACTIONary Friday #7

Every major SM platform will need to go the way of BlueSky in Mississippi. BradBo Friday #5

It's the poorest state The Wizard Friday #6

Here is Blue Sky's response... reACTIONary Friday #8

Is Mississippi doing the same thing on Xwitter? How about Tiktok? Or Reddit or 4chan? FakeNoose Friday #9

Mississippi isn't shuttering Bluesky, it's Bluesky's decision. intheflow Saturday #20

It proves that the maggats are terrified by Bluesky. It will happen in other red states, IMHO. Dave Bowman Friday #10

That was the REAL reason behind that crap. OldBaldy1701E Saturday #22

VPN JoseBalow Friday #13

Mississippi has gone dark, not Blue Sky but then again, Mississippi has always been in the Dark Ages. Wonder Why Friday #14

Bluesky is not large, doesn't sell ads, and doesn't have paid memberships. summer_in_TX Friday #15

Most likely, people that we say shouldn't exist, that is, billionaires (or at least one) keep it funded Seeking Serenity Saturday #23

Mr. Musk....what were you saying about free speech and censorship...! NM Grins Saturday #16

This is what happens when HarryM Saturday #17

Blame the voters in Mississippi. JohnnyRingo Saturday #19