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  "path": "/2026/03/06/utahs-proposal-to-tax-online-pornography-is-a-civil-liberties-disaster-waiting-to-happen/",
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  "textContent": "Republican lawmakers in Utah have long been on the cutting edge of shitty policymaking when it comes to regulating the internet. The latest chapter in that legacy is a proposed tax on porn and adult content purchased in the state’s digital space. Originally proposed by a pair of Republican lawmakers in the Utah state legislature […]",
  "title": "Utah’s Proposal To Tax Online Pornography Is A Civil Liberties Disaster Waiting To Happen"
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