Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users. While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.

@bsky.app And this is why real decentralization matters. There is nobody that can decide for the fediverse to block Mississippi.

@Gargron @bsky.app But aren’t I breaking Mississippi law if I host a Mastodon instance with no age verification that people in MS can access?