Hey guys,
I hope you don't mind me double-posting like this, but this really needs your attention. As I've previously discussed, the Australian Government wants to make a move to censor our internet regardless of what the public, isp's and state governments have said. Here is an excerpt from a facebook group that is against it which shows it much more detail:
"The Australian Federal Government is pushing forward with a plan to force Internet Service Providers [ISPs] to censor the Internet for all Australians. This plan will waste tens of millions of taxpayer dollars and slow down Internet access.
You will not be able to Opt-Out of this filter, as was previously claimed.
Despite being almost universally condemned by the public, ISPs, State Governments, Media and censorship experts, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy is determined to force this filter into your home.
What do we know so far?
* Filtering will be mandatory in all homes and schools across the country.
* The clean feed will censor material that is "harmful and inappropriate" for children.
*All "fetish" pornography will be blocked.
*All games intended for people over the age of 18 will be blocked.
* The filter will require a massive expansion of the ACMA's blacklist of prohibited content.
* The Government wants to use dynamic filters of questionable accuracy that slow the internet down by an average of 30%.
* The filtering will target legal as well as illegal material.
* $44m has been budgeted for the implementation of this scheme so far.
* The clean-feed for children will be opt-out, but a second filter will be mandatory for all Internet users.
* A live pilot deployment is going ahead in the near future.
What we don't know is just as important.
* What age level is the country's Internet to be made appropriate for? 15? 10? 5 years old?
* Who decides what material is "appropriate" for Australians to see?
* How are lists of "illegal" material compiled?
* Who will maintain the blacklist of prohibited sites?
* How can sites mistakenly added to the list be removed?
* Why can't we, as Adults, choose what we want to see?
All of us want to see children protected from content that could be disturbing or harmful. The clean-feed filter is not a good way to go about this, and could actually reduce the safety of children online."
What I personally find horrifying is the fact they want to push this through much the same as climate change, which is sad really considering we do not know all the facts on what they are capable of doing/not doing when it comes to legislature, which could encompass restricted liberties on internet use in this case.
More as the story continues.