"upheld by the Supreme Court earlier this month, all social platforms operating in the state will be required to verify the age of all users and obtain parental consent before allowing minors to open accounts. 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 Mississippi Bluesky user hand over sensitive personal information and undergo age checks to access the site - or risk massive fines."
"That means, under the law, we would need to verify every user's age and obtain parental consent for anyone under 18. Building the required verification systems, parental consent workflows, and compliance infrastructure would require significant resources that our small team is currently unable to spare as we invest in developing safety tools and features for our global community, particularly given the law's broad scope and privacy implications."
The Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act, upheld by the Supreme Court, mandates age verification and parental consent for minors on social platforms operating in the state. The law would require Bluesky to collect sensitive personal information and implement age checks for all Mississippi users. Building verification systems and parental consent workflows demands significant technical and compliance resources that the small Bluesky team currently cannot spare. The UK Online Safety Act requires age checks only for specific content, highlighting differences in regulatory scope. The decision creates a compliance-versus-privacy dilemma and risks service disruption or heavy fines.
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