"It's decentralized! It's open!" they've said. But, despite all doubts from the very beginning, #Bluesky is no option for an open and decentralized web at all. There ARE reasons for protecting users under 18, but cutting a whole (well, #US!) state off the platform is simply a certain kind of #censorship.

There was hope for this service but the crypto-bro-background and the state of the #USA did a complete disservice to the platform, disqualifying it as an alternative for any federated, decentralized and free network like #Mastodon and Co.!

https://bsky.social/about/blog/08-22-2025-mississippi-hb1126