If you live in Mississippi, you may have noticed that you are no longer able to log into your Bluesky or Dreamwidth accounts from within the state. That’s because, in a chilling early warning sign for the U.S., both social platforms decided to block all users in Mississippi from their services rather than risk hefty fines under the state’s oppressive age verification mandate.
Welp
Good times don’t last long
This one seems a bit too short
Yes, it took about 2 years after Lemmy’s big boost from the reddit exodus before governments and big tech found an effective way to shut down the Fediverse.