News Summary

• Mississippi’s HB 1126 requires platforms to introduce age verification for all users before they can access social networks like Bluesky.
• In a blog post published on Friday, the company explains that, as a small team, it doesn’t have the resources to make the substantial technical changes this type of law would require.
• 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”