Do you support a mandatory internet filter?

By Staff writers on 16 December 2009

Do you support a mandatory internet filter?

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Communications Minister Stephen Conroy announced a plan yesterday to introduce mandatory internet filtering legislation in the middle of year. Industry has welcomed the policy and Twitter has exploded in fury, but what do you think?

Answer our poll and let us know exactly what you think about this policy in the talkback below.

Topics: conroy, government, filtering, isp, trial, blacklist, acma, classification, filter, legislation

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Comments (40)

  • GrantS commented on 24/12/2009 09:50

    I'm really appalled by this proposed legislation, but what appalls me more is that, despite loud protests from the public and industry, politicians from both sides of the divide seem to support it. The move towards this oppressive censorship of the internet began with the Howard Coalition Government and will be implemented by the Rudd Labor Government. I just don't get it. I guess we're not protesting loudly enough.

  • Greg commented on 22/12/2009 23:19

    If this gets through, this will be just the start of an extensive campaign designed to allow specific content that they the government want you to know about which goes against the whole concept of an open world information highway. Sure go hard and shut down the illegal X rated sites but do not infringe on my rights to freedom of information through a government managed Veto process.

  • Not A Politician commented on 22/12/2009 07:44

    Hmmmm Rural Australian who has limited services available to me and they want to screw it up some more ?

    You could just about guarantee that 10 minutes after it goes online it will be by-passed. So much for intelligent spending of taxpayer's money.

    As for their list I read somewhere that they will be putting sites on it that people complain about so maybe we complain about all government sites and get them blocked as most are only political propogander (spelling may not be the best) anyway..

    Anyway I'm not cynical or anything but the politician's will pass it, pat themselves on the back, vote on a pay rise for themselves and head of into the sunset to a country where they can look up all the porn they want! Cheers and merry Christmas all.
    p.s. if the term Merry Christmas offends you get a life.

  • Dave commented on 22/12/2009 13:13

    Yep, that "country" would be the ACT. Only place in Aus besides NT where you can buy X-rated material off the shelf.

  • AziziK commented on 21/12/2009 08:19

    If the government implements this stupid plan against voices of the people we can do something about it.

    I currently spend $150 on my internet plan. I will cancel it. I will just use my Blackberry.

    If everyone cancelled their high cost internet account, the ISPs will be forced to rethink the strategy of filtering content.

    Why pay $150 of filtered content when you can pay $29 of cheap crappy broadband which does the same thing ? So you lose out on some downloads. But we'll teach the industry and the pollies a lesson.

  • Richie commented on 20/12/2009 22:22

    So, aside from Matty the meddler-in-other-people's-business, how many of you have tapped out an email or a snail-mail letter to Senator Conroy, expressing your opposition? It's time to do it (while we can!), and it doesn't take long! And copy in your local member and the senators for your state and territory while you're at it!

  • DeadlyH commented on 19/12/2009 21:59

    Welcome even slower connection speeds!!

    This means I will have to wait longer to load a page cause my sister is constantly on Facebook and this is gonna be a major drain on my 512k connection cause I cant get ADSL 2+ cause its a rip with the Telstra Tax.

  • Dave commented on 19/12/2009 17:09

    Pure government laziness is what this is. The government feels they need to be seen doing something active and visible against child pornography, terrorism, whatever, so why not just throw a big blanket over it and hope those who really want it won't be able to access it. Please, what a load of crap. If they really want to do something about illegal sites then dedicate the personnel power to serach, monitor and cease these illegal wesbites. It may not be as visible as an internet filter but I'll bet it would be a heck of a lot more effective. It's like the P-plate restrictions, blanket ban anything bigger than a V6 and that'll stop road fatalities. Oh well, instead of an SS V8 I'll drive an M3 E46 or a WRX and crash that into a ditch, i.e. there's alternatives and they're accessable if you want it enough. Why should we all be punished for the illegal actions of so few?

  • Dave commented on 19/12/2009 17:16

    Whoops, forgot those bans include turbos, looks like it's just the M3 then. I blame the government, got me so angry they do.

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