Can't get on BlueSky? Brett Kenyon explains why
In his latest social media reel, Brett Kenyon offers a concise explainer about why state users can no longer access the popular BlueSky social platform (unless their IP address is for whatever reason listed in another state).
“The Bluesky social media network is the latest digital service now completely blocked from Mississippians,” Kenyon reports. “Blue sky cut off all services to Mississippi after House bill 1126. But even if you don’t use the app… Or live in Mississippi… This is a case you should be watching closely.”
BlueSky is an American microblogging social media service with more than 35 million users who can share short posts containing text, images and videos.
House Bill 1126 requires digital services to verify the ages of all users. BlueSky announced on Aug. 22, 2025, that it could not justify the expense of building the infrastructure required to comply with the law. Mississippi is the only state in which BlueSky has blocked access based on IP addresses.
The Verge reported that HB 1126 went into effect thanks to an unexplained decision by the Supreme Court earlier this month, rejecting an emergency request to block it while a legal challenge progresses. A concurring opinion from Justice Brett Kavanaugh acknowledged that the law probably violated the First Amendment but said the plaintiffs had not sufficiently demonstrated harms. Although the court has said that age verification can be used to block minors from accessing explicit sexual content without unduly burdening adults’ access to information, there is no precedent extending that option to social media in general.
Image: Screencap of Brett Kenyon’s BlueSky reel.