'A Waste of Money' — Digital Rights Group Slams Utah's New 'Impossible by Design' VPN Restrictions Under Controversial Age Verification Law

Utah Wants Websites To See Through VPNs. That’s Not How VPNs Work.

Utah has a long track record of short-sighted internet policymaking, but the latest example really does take things to a new level of stupid. As of yesterday, Utah's "Online Age Verification Amendments" bill, Senate Bill 73, has taken effect. It is a piece of legislation that effectively tries to ban VPNs as a desperate attempt…

'A waste of money' — Digital rights group slams Utah's new 'impossible by design' VPN restrictions under controversial age verification law

Utah’s new age verification law targets VPN users, but digital rights group Fight for the Future is calling the legislation technically impossible and a massive "waste of money." Here is why experts are furious.

Statement: apparently Utah can’t wait to waste money on lawsuits over its terrible VPN law

In response to parts of Utah’s SB 73 going into effect today, Fight for the Future has issued the following statement. It can be attributed to Lia Holland (they/she), Campaigns and Communications Director: “Fight for the Future pre-emptively endorses any lawsuit filed to hold Utah politicians accountable for continuing to ignore, in the year 2026, […]

Utah VPN Rule Enforcement Paused in Aylo Lawsuit

Provisions of a new Utah law making adult websites liable if minors in the state circumvent geolocation efforts to bypass age verification, which were set to come into force on Wednesday, have been put on hold until Sept. 3.