The US state of Mississippi has an age verification law that requires social media platforms to identify the age of all users. Bluesky has refused and blocks users from connecting from Mississippi.
Here’s the Bluesky story 
And how Mastodon instances are responding 
Have anybody in the Nostr ecosystem considered this? Are clients doing KYC on users? Anyone blocking Mississippi?
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Mississippi's Age Verification Law and the Bluesky Standoff: A Critical Analysis
Executive Summary
In an unprecedented move, social media platform Bluesky has completely blocked access to users in Mississippi rather than comply...
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The Decentralized Resistance: How Mississippi's Digital ID Law Met Its Match with Mastodon
When Mississippi's sweeping age verification law went into effect in August 2025, it exposed a fundamental tension between government surveillance ...
