Utah Gov. Spencer Cox will “carefully consider” signing a proposal that would automatically block pornography on cellphones and tablets sold in his state. Advocates and critics are standing by on Cox’s decision to sign or veto the bill that the state legislature recently passed. Cox, a Republican, hasn’t made known whether he will sign the bill, but his spokesperson, Jennifer Napier-Pearce, told The Associated Press in an email that the governor “will carefully consider this bill during the bill signing period.” The deadline for the signing of the bill is March 25. “This bill establishes filter requirements and enforcement mechanisms for tablets and smart phones activated in the state on or after January 1 of the year following the year this bill takes effect,” reads the bill. If Cox approves the bill, it would only take effect after similar laws are passed in five other states. More than 12 states advanced …