Government to censor the Internet

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

As a small thought, it's probably too late to get a net-roots party registered right? 'Cos a Melbourne-based "Anti-Child Porn Party" handing out How to Vote cards with Conroy last on the ballot might be a good idea. It's not like all of us don't know that the filter will, if anything, aid child pornographers by sweeping the issue under a rug rather than focussing on catching and jailing producers.
You probably wouldn't even need to be a party, just an organisation calling yourself the Anti-Child Porn Alliance or Concerned Citizens Against Child Porn or something. There are enough techheads concerned about the filter to make the idea feasible.

EDIT - It should totally be called the "Won't Somebody Please Think Of the Children? Party"

[kup]

As a small thought, it's probably too late to get a net-roots party registered right? 'Cos a Melbourne-based "Anti-Child Porn Party" handing out How to Vote cards with Conroy last on the ballot might be a good idea. It's not like all of us don't know that the filter will, if anything, aid child pornographers by sweeping the issue under a rug rather than focussing on catching and jailing producers.
You probably wouldn't even need to be a party, just an organisation calling yourself the Anti-Child Porn Alliance or Concerned Citizens Against Child Porn or something. There are enough techheads concerned about the filter to make the idea feasible.

It's true. To child pornographers, the filter is like the ultimate distraction tactic. The public thinks it's no longer happening because of the filter and the Government will stop any real effort in putting down child pornography because officially their filter should be doing the job.

It's ridiculous.

[Golden Phoenix]

It's true. To child pornographers, the filter is like the ultimate distraction tactic. The public thinks it's no longer happening because of the filter and the Government will stop any real effort in putting down child pornography because officially their filter should be doing the job.

It's ridiculous.

The other down side is that it gives parents a false sense of security. They will think the internet is a safe place when it really isn't. There is some really scary stuff out there.
The kinda scary stuff that stops me from hitting the random page button on Encyclopaedia Dramatica

[SGB]

Looks as if the Liberals are against the filter:

http://noaustraliannetfiltering.blog...in-cairns.html

I'll wait for official confirmation before getting too excited.

[Golden Phoenix]

Looks as if the Liberals are against the filter:

http://noaustraliannetfiltering.blog...in-cairns.html

If I had been in their position I would have let it continue on and on, like they have, without giving my position on it until now. Now is the perfect time for them to make it an election issue.
It might be shelved for 12 months, it is still there waiting to be brought in, they can now make a big fuss about it on the big stage and make it an election issue.
Painting Labor as a censorship government like China's for an key issue would probably bring some votes their way

[SGB]

Government plans for expert to check each banned web page

Jessi Slaughter and the 4chan trolls - the case for censoring the internet

'Open Government' invites filter discussion

Concern at lobby group's influence as Christians get filter plan tip-off

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Jessi Slaughter and the 4chan trolls - the case for censoring the internet

I love how the title for this story is 'the case for censoring the internet"

IMO, it is up to the parents to make sure their kids know the dangers of the internet, not for this regime to give us a mandatory filter!!!