Bluesky offers age verification in South Dakota and Wyoming

Bluesky expands it Age checking The features of stateside. The service will require users at South Dakota and Woying to verify their ages in order to access direct correspondence and adult content on the site.

The update comes after both countries have enacted laws that require online platforms that host “harmful” content to verify the ages of its users. Bluesky’s approach will reflect his actions in the UK, which also requires lifetime tests after the approval of the online safety law. The company has chosen to use Epic Games to make checks and users can choose between several ways, including identification operations or credit card checks.

The service will remain available to people in the uninterrupted states, but specific features will be restricted. In an update, the company said, “We believe this approach is currently attracting the right balance.” Last month, she chose the service Go to the dark In Mississippi, instead of compliance with the most restricted age verification law, which would have been required to prevent anyone who was not confirmed.

“To implement this change, we had to invest significant resources in a solution that we believe is limited to freedom of expression and insulting in a smaller platform.” “We have chosen not to provide our service there at this time with the continued legal challenges.”

The update comes at a time when age verification laws are escalating in the United States. yet, 25 countries They approved laws that require some forms of age verification to reach adult content, and many others have similar legislation in business. In its post, Bluesky notes that he expects more regulations in other states and countries in the short term.

Correction, September 10, 2025, 2:03 pm East time: This story is updated to remove a signal to facial tests. Bluesky allows the face scan to check in the UK, but Epic Games’ Kids does not currently provide the feature in the United States, we regret the error.