A Utah bill requiring content filters to be turned on by default aims to reshape the way the nation regulates the Internet, particularly for minors.
Adult film actress Cherie DeVille is concerned Utah’s new content filter requirements are opening the door to allow greater government control of the Internet. (Credit: Ryan Dwyer)
(CN) When Utah’s innocuously titled “Device Filter Amendments” bill circulated the state Legislature, opponents worried requiring content filters to be the default in new cell phones and tablets amounted to the first step in a larger plan to restrict access to adult content.
“This sets the precedent for saying, ‘Yes, we are accepting governmental control or governmental assistance in parenting our children, and governmental control in the types of content that we’re seeing,’” said Cherie DeVille, an adult film actress based in Los Angeles.
Here s How Much Parental Leave You Get in Every U.S. State
By Nicole Johnson, Stacker News
On 3/2/21 at 6:30 PM EST
The United States falls behind when it comes to parental and family leave laws. It is the only industrialized nation in the world among 42 countries analyzed by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development that does not have any federally mandated paid parental leave policy. Several countries do offer extensive parental leave, such as Sweden, that offers robust parental leave with parents sharing 480 days of paid parental leave per child, at 80 percent of the stay-at-home parent s salary.
The COVID-19 pandemic has further demonstrated the need for the United States to update its parental leave policies on both the federal and state levels. While subpar laws surrounding family and parental leave makes things difficult for parents across the country, many state legislatures have introduced bills that will allow for some type of paid parental leave in
The Utah House of Representatives voted down a proposal Tuesday that would have created a pilot project allowing 16 and 17-year-old students to vote in their local school board elections.
| Updated: March 31, 2021, 3:55 p.m.
The Tribune heard back from 33 lawmakers, which is a little less than a third of total members. Seventeen Democrats and 16 Republicans, or 16 women and 17 men, filled out the survey.
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If your representative or senator is not included in this list, it means they have not responded. The Tribune will continue to update this reporting online.
Here is what the 33 lawmakers said they have been working on. Their answers have been condensed and edited for clarity.
Rep. Cheryl Acton, R-West Jordan: Sponsoring HB219, which puts a cap on phone rates from county jails. “I’ve talked to many wives and mothers of inmates who can barely afford to communicate with their spouses/children,” she said.
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