Utah becomes first US state to hold websites liable for users bypassing age checks with VPNs
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Luke James
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Summary
Utah has passed Senate Bill 73, the Online Age Verification Amendments, making it the first U.S. state to hold websites liable for users who use VPNs or proxies to mask their location and bypass age verification checks. The law, signed by Governor Spencer Cox on March 19 and effective May 6, considers users to be accessing a website from Utah if they are physically located there regardless of VPN use. It also prohibits covered websites from sharing instructions on how to use VPNs to bypass age checks.
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Signed by Governor Spencer Cox on March 19, the controversial law establishes that a user is considered to be accessing a website from Utah if they are physically located there, regardless of whether they use a VPN or proxy to mask their IP address.
It also prohibits covered websites from sharing instructions on how to use a VPN to bypass age checks.
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