For some bizarre unknown reason the Australian Government is moving unilaterally to join China in censoring the internet.
I’m not making this up and it’s not April Fool’s Day.
The Courier Mail reports that Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has hatched a $44.2 million plan to control what we read online.
Internet censorship will involve two tiers – one level of mandatory filtering for all Australians and an optional level that will provide a “clean feed”, censoring adult material.
“We are talking about mandatory blocking, where possible, of illegal material,” the Minister told a Senate Estimates Committee.
I find this very disturbing. I don’t know the best solution to protect children from pornography and predators, but I do know government filtering isn’t the way to go.
The website No Clean Feed explains what is proposed and how to oppose it.
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Well that sucks. It will be at their discretion only then, huh? SUCKAGE My blog will probably be off limits to you after that.
Yeah.
I think that’s very disturbing.
Boy, they just can’t keep their filthy hands off it! And here’s the thing; is this the same government that has no problem with guys pretending to play a piano with their stiff cocks? With thousands of sites for telephonic pornography? With people fleecing away millions of dollars every year with bogus “psychic” lines? All explicitly shown/advertised on free-to-air TV without specific warning or particular consent from the viewer who is ambushed by it.
The politicos always sell this censorship stuff by saying it’s to stop the purveying of harmful material such as child pornography, terrorist propaganda, how-to-suicide advice and so forth. All very worthy. And that’s never where it ends.
Michael, I hope you’ll bash this in an editorial!
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Sue: Your site probably will be filtered. It reminds me of the firewall where I used to work. It blocked a site I set up (www.desertstorks.com) presumably because it mentioned breastfeeding.
Retarius: Good idea about the editorial.