News Summary

• Mississippi’s HB 1126 requires platforms to introduce age verification for all users before they can access social networks like Bluesky.
• On Thursday, U.S. Supreme Court justices decided to block an emergency appeal that would have prevented the law from going into effect as the legal challenges it faces played out in the courts.
• Bluesky also stresses that the law goes beyond child safety, as intended, and would create “significant barriers that limit free speech and disproportionately harm smaller platforms and emerging technologies”