Utah tells porn sites to take the P out of VPNs, and it's their fault they can't
Utah has enacted a law requiring pornographic websites to implement age verification for users, regardless of whether they are using VPNs. This legislation raises concerns about the practicality of enforcing such regulations, as VPNs are designed to mask users' locations. The situation highlights the challenges governments face in controlling internet access and user privacy.
- ▪Utah's new law mandates age verification for porn sites accessed by users in the state.
- ▪The law requires compliance from websites regardless of users' VPN usage.
- ▪Governments globally are struggling to regulate VPNs effectively due to their inherent design to bypass geolocation.
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(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); Columnists Utah tells porn sites to take the P out of VPNs, and it's their fault that they can't Governments can't touch VPNs technically or commercially. The mess they'll make if they try will be off the scale Rupert Goodwins Rupert Goodwins Register columnist Published mon 18 May 2026 // 09:30 UTC OPINION The terms "blindingly obvious," "logical consequence," and "that is not how it works" appear nowhere in the government handbook of internet legislation.
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