Bluesky has blocked access in Mississippi, citing privacy and free speech concerns over a new law requiring all social media users to undergo age verification with fines of up to $10,000 per violation.
I kinda wish the big companies would do the same and just block the states that pass these laws. Like, the state just loses access to a big chunk of the internet as soon as the bill passes, prompting an uproar and a learning opportunity for those lawmakers.
Obviously that’s probably unrealistic, but I can dream 🙂
Yeah but that’s a porn site, not Discord, Reddit, Instagram, X, etc.
A porn site is at least understandable. I mean, people have had to show ID to buy physical porn for years, so it’s at least not a new concept.
(I would never upload my PII in exchange for porn, but I can at least understand the logic.)
I kinda wish the big companies would do the same and just block the states that pass these laws. Like, the state just loses access to a big chunk of the internet as soon as the bill passes, prompting an uproar and a learning opportunity for those lawmakers.
Obviously that’s probably unrealistic, but I can dream 🙂
PornHub blocked us in Florida.
Yeah but that’s a porn site, not Discord, Reddit, Instagram, X, etc. A porn site is at least understandable. I mean, people have had to show ID to buy physical porn for years, so it’s at least not a new concept. (I would never upload my PII in exchange for porn, but I can at least understand the logic.)