[struanr]

I feel like a VPN ban might be difficult to enforce due to corporate usage of the same technology

[freedomben]

I doubt they try to ban them, but I could absolutely see them push an age verification requirement for "personal" VPNs that allow you to get an out-of-state IP address since it "illegally circumvents state laws". So you can have a VPN, but if you are in Utah the exit node must also be in Utah. Corporate VPNs wouldn't be a problem legally because they already verify your identify for state tax purposes so there's nothing more for corporate to do.

Bonus: while your every access to porn is being logged for the state, they can log your VPN use too just in case there is anything relevant for law enforcement to care about.

[JumpCrisscross]

> I could absolutely see them push an age verification requirement for "personal" VPNs that allow you to get an out-of-state IP address

The VPN provider knows the user is in Utah and connecting to Pornhub, so there might be an argument for knowingly facilitating circumvention. No clue if that's something that they can prosecute, though. I'd be de-nexussing Utah were I running a VPN company.

[BeFlatXIII]

How would a law like that be enforced if none of the VPN's personnel or physical assets are in Utah or if they're entirely outside the US?