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TL;DR: Bluesky suspends its services in Mississippi citing challenges in implementing the state's age assurance law, which poses significant technical and privacy concerns for the small company. https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/24/bluesky-blocks-service-in-mississippi-over-age-assurance-law/

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Bluesky blocks service in Mississippi over age assurance law | TechCrunch

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, and it raised concerns about the law's broad scope and privacy implications.