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Utah Governor Signs Net-Porn Bill

Posted by timothy on from the now-there's-a-winner dept.

All Names Have Been writes "House bill 260 has been signed into law by Utah's governor. It creates a list of websites that are not 'safe for children' and forces ISPs to block these sites for those who request it. In addition, content providers who host or create content in Utah for profit must now rate their websites or face 3rd degree felony charges. A similar law in Pennsylvania was struck down last year." (See this earlier story, too.)

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  1. Hmmmm by MikeXpop · · Score: 5, Funny

    At first, I thought this was horrible.

    But now, I can't wait for that list to leak.

    *Rubs hands together*

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    1. Re:Hmmmm by WhatAmIDoingHere · · Score: 4, Funny

      I just spent like 5 minutes reading through the entire bill looking for any mentions of specific sites... for.. science.

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    2. Re:Hmmmm by grumpygrodyguy · · Score: 4, Funny

      Uhhh, Orrin Hatch is NOT the govenor of Utah. He did not put this bill into law.

      Yeah, but he's still an asshole.

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  2. web sites to be banned in Utah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    sex.com, bigtits.com, groklaw.net, allgirls.com...

  3. Last ISP to leave Utah... by Ars-Fartsica · · Score: 4, Funny
    ...please turn off the router.

    Seriously, how long until they move three feet over the state border to circumvent this?

  4. Cool Job Opportunity by anagama · · Score: 5, Funny


    How many here would like to work for the UT AG's office as the official porn site screener? Can you imagine, getting decent pay, good benefits and spending your days surfing porn? I wonder if telecomuting is an option (I need saltwater proximity).

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  5. Re:the Constitution: our new toilet paper by Kraeloc · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh, but it's for the children! We must protect the children! If they go to too many porn sites, they might forget to take their 80 milligrams of Ritalin every day!

  6. Thanks Utah! by xbsd · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally! It was about time someone addresses the need for a porn directory with no credit card involved in this country!

  7. Re:Wow! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's Utah. Just assume any law restricting porn in any way will pass.

  8. Dude... by xtal · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's UTAH.

    No guessing or assuming required.

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  9. Re:WRONG! by mvdw · · Score: 4, Funny
    Cities with Bans on Pornography Being Shipped to them

    ...

    Dallas, Texas

    Oh, the irony...

  10. Re:WRONG! by flyingsquid · · Score: 5, Funny
    You guys give guns to your children for xmas, but you can't buy dildos. Whoa!

    So how about a gun where the barrel is shaped like a dildo- that would be protected under the second Amendment. Man, THAT would confuse the hell out of a lot of Texans...

    "You can have my dildo when you pry it from my cold, dead hands!"

  11. Hot Mormon action. by infonography · · Score: 4, Funny
    Hot action with skirts above the ankles. You'll be saying your prayers extra hard tonight. (wink wink).

    Second hand reviews of the movie Orgazmo, hear in detail why you should keep your wife/wives and children from seeing it.

    Jittery in Seattle, also called 'They drink by night', lurid tales of coffee junkies in Seattle, staying up till way after 11pm, Not for the weak of stomach.

    Christ-sploitation websites and how to thump your bible for Her Maximum pleasure.

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  12. Re:WRONG! by Johnny5000 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Actually I recently heard about some raids in Texas for just this sort of thing. I'd try to find a link, but I'm at work and if anyone checks the logs here I don't want them to wonder why I looked up 'Texas dildo raid' on google.

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  13. Re:Wow you're low brow by digitalgiblet · · Score: 3, Funny
    "Go out onto a street, accost an average-looking housewife, and try to tell her about Jesus. Now accost another one and try to tell her about string theory. Dollars to donuts you'll get the same reaction from both."

    OK. I tried this experiment. You were absolutely correct! I got the EXACT same reaction from both!

    As a result I'm setting up a paypal account for all you slashdotters to poney up the dough for my bail. Who'd have guessed accosting a couple average-looking housewives would have stirred up so much trouble? BTW, NEVER, EVER tell a woman she is average looking...