• Skavau@piefed.social
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    Have any of Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, Discord implemented age-checks in Mississippi then?

    If not, why is Bluesky the only one going dark there?

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      Bluesky is a small indie company. It can’t afford to fight the law or implement the extensive age verification the law requires. So it chose to pull the plug and leave.

      FB, X, etc, have a lot more resources to implement the extensive, invasive age verification Mississippi requires and keep fighting it in court until the decision upholding it is final.

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        I’m of the opinion that even if it is final, at some points laws are so ridiculous they must cease to be effective for all.

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        and keep fighting it in court

        > implying those neofash sites would fight against orders to tHiNk Of thE cHiLdReN

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          16 hours ago

          They will if tHiNkInG oF the ChiLdReN threatens to meaningfully affect their bottom line

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            10 hours ago

            Why would it affect their bottom line other than positively? Corporations love fascism because it can make it mandatory for people to buy from them, among other things.