Have people seen this?

[starrylizard]

Internet Censorship Plan Gets the Green Light

Eeek.

I think I'm going to check out the discussion paper. It seems it may be too late for public input though. I'm annoyed this is the first I've heard of it. *wibble* Sounds like a stupid idea, especially when they're blocking more than just known child porn sites, which is what they are basing the need for this thing on.

Comments

[ash48.livejournal.com]

Yeah - this really scares me. And why are we only hearing about it now?!

Apparently there is a protest site around, but I can't remember the name of it. Hubby was telling me about it..... I'm going to check it out though.

[lark_ascends]

The planned internet censorship has been around in the media for at least 6 months to a year. I've heard about it multiple times. *shrugs* But yes, pretty much everyone and their dogs has said that it's stupid and won't work.

[sarlania.livejournal.com]

I've been hearing whispers about it for a while now.

Like the optimist I am, I think in the long run all the inconveniences will be worth it. I mean, its not like the majority of the Australian population frequent the legal sites that might also accidentally get blocked. And I say it must be almost impossible to provide the public with a list of sites that will be censored, give the everchanging nature of the internet.

My only concern with this thing is how far the censorship will go. Will sites like LJ be blocked as well because of all the adult content on here? As for freedom of information/speech, I'm of the opinion that one cannot have total and absolute freedom, especially if it conflicts with greater interest (ie the safety of children).

[pdragon76.livejournal.com]

If you're unhappy about it, and you should be, because it's gonna cost you a shitload of your taxpayers dollars to slow up your internet and NOT achieve its stated protection outcomes, then go
HERE

You can send an email to both Senator Conroy and the Shadow Communications Minister, Tony Smith, direct from that site.

I have a pal who worked for one of the service providers who participated in the trial, and they said it not only doesn't work to filter out bad content, it doesn't even nearly work. It just slows everything up and blocks 1 in 12 legitimate sites.

It sounds like a disaster to me, from the research I've pottered about in. I can't find anything positive to say about it. I did a post on this a while back...I think it may have even been as far as last Christmas, so the issue's been on the cards for a while. But yes, the public consultation part has been kind of non-existent. Or badly promoted. Or both.