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Bluesky will comply with age-verification laws in South Dakota and Wyoming after exiting Mississippi


Bluesky says the age verification laws strike "the right balance," so it won't have to exit the states as it did in Mississippi.

Bluesky will remain available to users in these states, and we will not need to restrict the app for everyone,” the company explained in a blog post published on Wednesday. While Bluesky, like others, understands that governments are trying to mitigate the risks for kids using the internet, poorly-written and overly broad laws like the one in Mississippi made it difficult to comply. The startup previously explained that its small team doesn’t have the resources to make the substantial technical changes needed to comply with Mississippi’s law.

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