A federal court blocked Utah's SB 73, which attempted to require adult websites to detect and block VPN users or identify their physical locations for age verification. The judge ruled the law likely violates the Constitution by imposing impossible technical requirements on websites and burdening interstate commerce.
A federal court blocked Utah's SB 73, which required adult websites to detect and block VPN users or verify their physical location, ruling the law demands technical impossibilities and unconstitutionally burdens interstate commerce. The EFF supported the decision, arguing such geolocation perfection is unattainable and would undermine privacy protections globally.