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by adamredwoods 1147 days ago
>> In 2021, Cox signed a law that would require device manufacturers to add adult content filters on all smartphones and tablets sold in Utah.

I know this isn't in effect, but won't this hurt only Utah? Just don't sell devices there. People will buy them across the border.

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California does this all the time, and this actually works for California because, well, they matter. Businesses want access to their market.

Utah has less people than my city, and produces 0.9% of the national GDP. Anyone attempting to do business there at any scale also quickly realizes that it is not a secular state government and you'll have to bribe/work around the Mormon church.