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Australian ISP Agrees to 'Ridiculous' Net-Filter Trial to Prove 'How Stupid it Is'

By soulxtc

"They're not listening to the experts, they're not listening to the industry, they're not listening to consumers, so perhaps some hard numbers will actually help," said Michael Malone, managing director of iiNet. We've reported quite regularly on Australia's efforts to have ISPS filter "inappropriate content' (whatever that means) and how its plans to censor the Internet of "offensive and illegal material" involves more technical interference in the Internet infrastructure than what is attempted even in Iran. Thankfully iiNet, Australia's largest ISP, has decided to prove to that country's govt once and for all the ridiculousness of the whole plan in a fashion that makes it beyond reproach., giving it "hard numbers" to show just "how stupid it is." "They're not listening to the experts, they're not listening to the industry, they're not listening to consumers, so perhaps some hard numbers will actually help," said Michael Malone, managing director iiNet.

Full post as published by ZeroPaid on November 11, 2008 (boomark / email).