Overview

• The social platform has disabled its app for users connecting from Mississippi rather than comply with HB 1126's universal age verification rules.
• HB 1126 requires platforms to verify every user's age and obtain parental consent for minors, with potential fines reported up to $10,000 per user for violations.
• The U.S. Supreme Court declined an emergency bid to pause the law, allowing enforcement to proceed as broader constitutional challenges continue.
• Bluesky says building the required systems would force collection and retention of sensitive data, create free‑speech concerns, and impose burdens smaller services cannot absorb.
• Some out‑of‑state users were mistakenly blocked due to network traffic routing through Mississippi, and Bluesky's CTO said an update to improve location detection is being deployed.