Federal judge blocks Utah's VPN age verification law

U.S. District Judge David Barlow granted a preliminary injunction on September 24 against Utah's SB 73, which required adult platforms to verify the age of users in Utah even when they used a VPN. The judge said the mandates are likely to violate the U.S. Constitution and that perfect geolocation is technically impossible.

• Judge David Barlow granted a preliminary injunction against SB 73 on September 24
• The law required age checks for Utah users even when using a VPN
• The judge said "perfect geolocation" does not exist
• The lawsuit was filed in May by Aylo, Pornhub's parent company