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

A new law in Mississippi requires age verification to access social media sites. This landmark piece of legislation goes even further than other laws that require age verification for sites featuring explicit content. Bluesky announced on Friday that it would stop operating in the state because of the law, noting concerns over the cost burden and privacy of its users.

It wrote in a blog post :

"Mississippi's approach would fundamentally change how users access Bluesky. The Supreme Court’s recent decision leaves us facing a hard reality: comply with Mississippi’s age assurance law —and make every Mississippi Bluesky user h

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