Utah campaign against porn marches on with phone filter plan

[brooklynite]

Source: AP News

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Conservative lawmakers in Utah have fired another salvo in their longtime campaign against online porn with a new requirement that all cellphones and tablets sold in the state automatically block pornography in a plan that critics call a significant intrusion on free speech.

Supporters and critics alike are now waiting to find out if new Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican, will sign or veto a proposa l that the GOP-controlled Legislature passed this month.

Cox hasn’t indicated publicly which way he’s leaning. His spokeswoman, Jennifer Napier-Pearce, said only in an email that Cox “will carefully consider this bill during the bill signing period.” He has until March 25 to decide.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/utah-campaign-against-porn-phone-filter-plan-d2f3911b7887f2f145918d1718bf2504

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I though god’s morality was printed on their hearts?

[tinymontgomery]

1. How will they enforce the law if I order online?

I imagine that a lot of people are going to be upset when
they can’t buy updated phones and computers. I wonder
what the percentage of people that live in Utah watch porn?

[Clash City Rocker]

3. Last I heard, Utah had the highest per capita porn viewership of any state

Here’s one article on it, although this one is fairly old.

https://www.deseret.com/2009/3/3/20304992/utah-no-1-in-online-porn-subscriptions-report-says

I’ve also heard that the country with the highest rate of porn viewership is Japan. Repressive cultures tend to have these problems.

[catrose]

6. Some years ago, a resident told me of a case against a UT X-rated movie place (before online)

that they wanted to shut down because it violated community standards. The owner said his defense would be to show his client list, to show that yes, indeed, the community approved of it. And just like that, the charges went away.

[Clash City Rocker]

2. Good news for the used cell phone market

And for cell phone stores in neighboring states.

Porn is like drugs, in that you can’t stop people from getting it if they want it.

[Ziggysmom]

4. Utah, what a joke. Restrict porn, but lax the laws against polygamy!

Senators voted unanimously to change state law to remove the threat of jail time for consenting adult polygamists.

[sdfernando]

5. So everyone will be going across the state line to purchase their cell phones & computers.

I see this not working out well

"all cellphones and tablets sold in the state automatically block pornography" emphasis mine.

[bucolic_frolic]

7. 5G-strings? /nt

[rambler_american]

8. 5 G strings

That should cover it.

[winstars]

9. "Cox hasn't indicated publicly which way he's leaning." Wait, GOV. COX????????

[monkeyman1]

10. Mormon's at it again ! they just like it when nobody is watching .

[JohnnyRingo]

11. Do they elect these people on purpose?

Or is like no one runs except holy men who want to impart their morals on the citizenry?
How much will an iPhone phone cost in Utah now, or are those banned too because Siri might be too sexy?