I thought Utah was a GOP state? What happened to 'small government'? This seems like shoving gov't down your throat.
No, the GOP wants a government just small enough to fit in your bedroom
Utah bill would require activated porn filter software on new phones, tablets
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#23I understand the HN crowd may take issue with this, but the ease at which a child can stumble onto pornography or adult content is really scary. Even with google safe search, etc enabled. Growing up watching television in the US, you couldn't see topless women on public broadcast TV, let alone hardcore pornography.
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#24This has passed the Utah house as well - and now it waiting for the governor to sign it into law [1].
[1] https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2021/03/05/porn-blockin...
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#25I thought Utah was a GOP state? What happened to 'small government'? This seems like shoving gov't down your throat.
I think this is more of a state culture thing than anything else. Regardless, political parties tend to be pretty different from state to state and vs the federal overarching party.
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#26This has passed the Utah house as well - and now it waiting for the governor to sign it into law [1]. [1] https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2021/03/05/porn-blockin...
After that, it'll be waiting - probably not long - for a court to go "c'mon, guys, really?"
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#27I thought Utah was a GOP state? What happened to 'small government'? This seems like shoving gov't down your throat.
UT has more overbearing regulations than any other state. They are also far and away the most conservative state. Not all conservatives in the US are aligned with them, it’s just that the cult majority have regulatory capture.
> UT has more overbearing regulations than any other state
Like what? Are you referring to alcohol laws? Because last I checked you could still by beer at the grocery store in Utah, but you cannot do that in Montgomery County, Maryland (most populous county of one of the bluest states).
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#28I mean if it at all stops some kid from getting human trafficked or from getting a porn addiction at 12 then I can’t say that it’s one of the worst laws ever. States should be free to make these kinds of laws IMO, but not the federal government. There are plenty of states for all types of cultures to thrive without fighting. We should leave more things for the States/People to handle, 10th Amendment!
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#29I thought Utah was a GOP state? What happened to 'small government'? This seems like shoving gov't down your throat.
This has probably more to do with the Morman church in Utah than the GOP.
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#30I mean if it at all stops some kid from getting human trafficked or from getting a porn addiction at 12 then I can’t say that it’s one of the worst laws ever. States should be free to make these kinds of laws IMO, but not the federal government. There are plenty of states for all types of cultures to thrive without fighting. We should leave more things for the States/People to handle, 10th Amendment!
Nothing about this would prevent human trafficking of children. Being able to access adult content does not lead to trafficking.