His spokeswoman, Jennifer Napier-Pearce, said only in an email that Cox “will carefully consider this bill during the bill signing period”. Combating porn is a perennial issue for Utah lawmakers who have previously mandated warning labels on print and online pornography and declared porn a “public health crisis”. But even more important is comprehensive sex education to counteract messages kids might get from porn, she said. And he said no existing filters are that sophisticated: “It’s not like you put a judge in your phone,” he said. The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah said the bill is an overreach that imposes the same standards on everyone.

Source: The Star March 17, 2021 03:45 UTC