Dreamwidth to Temporarily Block Mississippi IP Addresses Due to State Social Media Law
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AndrewDucker
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Summary
Dreamwidth Studios announces it will temporarily block access to its platform from all Mississippi IP addresses starting September 1st due to legal requirements from Mississippi's social media age verification and parental consent law. The geoblocking will remain in effect until the company either wins its legal challenge against the state or obtains another injunction preventing enforcement of the law against them. The company expresses regret for the necessary action and explains it's part of their ongoing legal battle alongside Netchoice.
Key quotes
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This block will need to continue until we either win the legal case entirely, or the district court issues another injunction preventing Mississippi from enforcing their social media age verification and parental consent law against us
Mississippi residents, we are so, so sorry. We really don't want to do this, but the legal fight we and Netchoice have been engaged in
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