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Utah Considers Forcing ISPs to Filter Content

Posted by Zonk on from the regulating-reality dept.

tipsymonkey writes "Cnet is running an article on how the Utah governor is considering signing a law that forces ISPs to filter content deemed harmful to minors. This would apply to large scale ISPs like AOL as well. They have until March 22 to decide whether or not to sign this into law."

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  1. If this gets passed... by orkysoft · · Score: 4, Funny

    Imagine this bill getting passed: you'd get incredibly slow-loading pages, because ISP employees would have to preview every single webpage for offensive material.

    Oh, and SCO would just get blocked ;-)

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  2. Slashdot.org by ergo98 · · Score: 5, Funny

    For the sake of maintaining the Utah readership, hopefully this isn't signed into law.

    1. Re:Slashdot.org by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Why bother with Slashdot when they can just block goatse.cx? : )

  3. Does the - by thewldisntenuff · · Score: 5, Funny

    First Amendment still apply in this country anymore?

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    1. Re:Does the - by Mad_Rain · · Score: 2, Funny

      Does the First Amendment still apply in this country anymore?

      Dude, when your comment is moderated as "Funny" I think it sends a pretty clear answer to your question.

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  4. Let's do it the other way around... by broken · · Score: 5, Funny

    If Utah was taken off the Internet, would it make a sound?

    1. Re:Let's do it the other way around... by swiftstream · · Score: 2, Funny

      Then we must decide... is it worth losing Ebay and Overstock to get rid of SCO?

      (Alright, alright. SCO isn't just an internet based company...)

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  5. Utah.... by artoffacts · · Score: 3, Funny

    Where the internet is offensive to polygamists.

  6. Those mormons by nxtr · · Score: 2, Funny

    What will they think of next? Here's a list.

    1. Re:Those mormons by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      That list is so false it's not even worth rebutting.

      Particularly item 23.

  7. Maddox by sh1ftay · · Score: 1, Funny

    Looks like Maddox is going to have to move to a different state ;)

  8. Utah and Christians by Passman · · Score: 2, Funny
    Iran and China are NOT christian. That's what's different..

    Neither is Utah. They are Mormon.

    Mormonism has about as much in common with christianity as Islam does, or the Branch Davidians for that matter.

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