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Court agrees with EFF: Utah's VPN law demands a technical impossibility

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  1. rhcom2 · · focus · HN ↗
    > It even went so far as to prohibit websites from offering instructions on how to use a VPN to bypass these checks

    How is that not a blatant first amendment violation?

    1. blakeashleyjr · · focus · HN ↗
      Businesses (despite common belief) have less free speech power when engaging in commerce. If they said, "Utah law XYZ violates the constitution, call your state legislator", almost certainly protected. Versus: "Here are instructions on how to violate the law" (whether eventually upheld or not), much less sturdy ground.
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