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House passes bill creating optional ISP filters and attorney general 'adult content' registry
Summary
The Utah House passed the second substitute of House Bill 260, a package directing research, a public-education campaign and optional Internet-filtering tools for consumers and ISPs and establishing an attorney general–managed adult-content registry; debate focused on First Amendment and implementation costs.
Representative Dougal, the bill sponsor, told the Utah House that second substitute House Bill 260 is a "multi-pronged attack to deal with material harmful to minors," combining a research study, public education, provider ratings and optional ISP blocking tools. He said the bill would create both a basic filtering option and an "adult content registry" managed by the attorney general to help consumers block harmful material.
The measure's supporters repeatedly framed it as a consumer-choice approach. "This is an option for them to choose," Representative Dougal said, emphasizing that filters would be opt-in…
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