MicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoUtah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs — law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checkswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up1168arrow-down12 cross-posted to: stupidpol@sh.itjust.workshackernews@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.ziptechnology@hexbear.nethackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1166arrow-down1external-linkUtah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs — law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checkswww.tomshardware.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square20linkfedilink cross-posted to: stupidpol@sh.itjust.workshackernews@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.ziptechnology@hexbear.nethackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squareObituarykidney@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up32·1 month agoPeople seem worried that this will be applied to everyone. In reality what’s going to happen is websites will just block Utah. This has been proven with the age requirements in quite a few places.
minus-squareegregiousRac@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThe new law basically says “We don’t care where the user appears to be from, you have to assume they are from Utah”. Blocking Utah doesn’t help.
People seem worried that this will be applied to everyone. In reality what’s going to happen is websites will just block Utah.
This has been proven with the age requirements in quite a few places.
The pornhub treatment.
Mormons Strike Back
The new law basically says “We don’t care where the user appears to be from, you have to assume they are from Utah”. Blocking Utah doesn’t help.
Commerce clause?