Utah Gov. Cox to Sign Smartphone Porn Filter Bill That CTA Opposed
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) “intends to sign” a bill to require smartphones and tablets to include pre-installed and automatically activated adult content filters, a spokesperson said Monday. The Senate voted 19-6 for HB-72 Thursday after the House passed it…
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41-30 last month. It could be some time before it takes effect because the requirement is contingent on five other states enacting similar laws. TechNet and CTA opposed the bill in a Feb. 22 letter to Utah Senate Technology Committee Chair Wayne Harper (R). Many free and paid content filtering services exist, completely reliable filters are not technically feasible, and the bill would inappropriately "place device manufacturers in the role of deciding what content is obscene and whether it should be restricted," said the letter emailed to us by CTA.