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Australian Internet Filtering Plan Will Be Mandatory for Everyone - No Opt-Out

By DrewWilson

After the internet filtering trial, there will be no such thing as opting out of the internet filters. The internet filtering plan from Australia seems to keep getting more and more disturbing. Clear back in 2007, the word from Australia said that the internet filters will become mandatory for all Australians following the trials currently taking place according to telecommunications minister Stephen Conroy. From the report: "Labor makes no apologies to those that argue that any regulation of the internet is like going down the Chinese road," he said. "If people equate freedom of speech with watching child pornography, then the Rudd-Labor Government is going to disagree.

Full post as published by ZeroPaid on January 01, 2009 (boomark / email).