Bluesky is announcing age verification for the U.K.

On Thursday Bluesky announced that they will be adding age verification in the U.K. via Kid Web Services (KWS) a epic games company.

If a user decides not to verify their age or is below 18 some features will be disabled such as post labeled as Adult content by the account or Bluesky moderation, another feature that will be disabled is DMs or direct messaging.

Bluesky is adding this feature to its platform to comply with the U.K.s online safety act.

When this feature is added to the platform users in the U.K. will receive a notification informing them about this change, as of now it’s only coming to the U.K. this feature my expand to other countries that have laws in place.