this post was submitted on 03 May 2026
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But that doesn't fix this. If someone actually from Utah uses a non-Utah IP to access data in a manner not approved by Utah, they can be held liable. The only way to get around this is, aside from the law being struck down, is for companies out to operate outside the legal reach of the state of Utah, or to act as if everyone in the world lives in Utah. It's a really bad law.
If companies are blocking Utah they are already showing they have no interest in doing business in Utah so who cares if Utah charges them?
China can charge me because I said "Winnie the Pooh" in a post and a citizen might read it and might think I'm referencing dear leader, doesn't mean I have to give a fuck or do anything about it.
Like if a company does not operate in the United States at all and they break a law (however poorly written) from any given state, maybe they can choose to not care, but maybe they still have to because of any number of treaties with the United States. Or because of the outsized number of us internet users. Even Italy is causing people headaches with some of their absurd internet censorship laws. It's just a problem when governments try to pass excessively broad laws about internet services.