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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.

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

    First Amendment still apply in this country anymore?

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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?