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The proposed Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola would need 22 towers to support it. The nonprofit Canyon Guard opposes the project and thinks Utahns don’t get how big the infrastructure will be. So, they’ve created a virtual tour of it.

The new law, which took effect May 6, says adult content websites must verify the age of any users physically located in Utah, regardless of whether they’re using a VPN that says they’re in another state.

A small but growing group of “bell hunters” is dedicated to visiting as many of the replicas as possible. If you want to join the hunt, you can start right here in Utah.

The Democratic congressional hopeful was in hot water after offensive internet comments he made in his 20s resurfaced. It’s a real-world example of younger generations coming to grips with formative years lived largely online.

Streaming became popular during COVID-19 and remains a beloved option. You can watch on your computer or TV through the Sundance Film Festival website.

The Utah Attorney General's Office is prosecuting online child abuse crimes at double the rate in 2025 compared to previous years. Defense lawyers are concerned that child sex abuse material is too available on the mainstream internet.

Since Utah passed its age verification law, around 20 other states have followed suit. A free speech challenge to Texas’s law will soon be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Immigrants and speakers of languages other than English are less likely to be tech-savvy. Staff at the Weber County Library offer one-on-one lessons to get people up to speed.

The dismissal poses a setback for First Amendment and digital privacy advocates, who argue the law unfairly discriminates against certain kinds of speech, violates the First Amendment rights of porn providers and intrudes on the privacy of individuals who want to view sexually explicit materials.

In response to a suit challenging the new age verification law and a request for an injunction, the Utah Attorney General’s office says the plaintiffs don’t have grounds to sue.

The group argues that the harms the law inflicts on adult website operators were well underway and would continue over the years it takes to resolve the case.

Lawmakers likened the new age requirement, which took effect May 3, to those for alcohol or online gambling and argued that stronger protections were needed to shield kids from pornography.