Australian Government net censorship plans in trouble

In what appears to be a triumph of common sense, the much maligned plans by the Australian government to create a mandatory, secret black list or sites that all ISPs must filter looks to be in considerable trouble. With little support from any quarter, even many child welfare groups are critical of the proposed scheme (the justification being of course to protect the children), and now with most major ISPs saying they won’t participate in trials (except one which will do so to demonstrate how unfeasible the plan is), this one looks to be headed toward the oblivion it deserves.

I’m afraid we’ll continue to see unworkable schemes like this proposed by folks who just don’t understand neither the technology, nor culture involved. Remember

The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it

is both a cultural, and technological observation.

One response to “Australian Government net censorship plans in trouble”:

  1. If they put a bit more thought into it before launching into such initiatives then they wouldn’t be wasting taxpayer’s money on the bill prep and proof of concept as well as our time and money on organising rallies to protest against it!

    Another local anti-​​filter activist and myself are organising a #nocleanfeed in Canberra tomorrow :)

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