Aussie PM plans porno blacklist
p2pnet news | Freedom:- In his election promises Kevin Rudd, Australia’s new prime minister, promised to speed up Net access.
Now he wants to censor it and build a blacklist of sites he doesn’t approve of, says Australian IT.
Before the election, Rudd said he’d force ISPs to supply a clean feed to households and schools free of “inappropriate” material,” says the story.
But, “The Internet Industry Association has warned the downside of censoring access could be a reduction in the speed of access to websites.”
Australians wanting uncensored online access will have to contact their provider to, “opt out,”ays the story, going on:
“Communications Minister Stephen Conroy says the clean feed will be achieved by getting the Communications and Media Authority to prepare a blacklist of unsuitable sites.”
Adds Australian IT:
“A 2005 pilot study carried out by the former Howard government found a clean feed approach could cut down speed of accessing the internet by between 18 to 78 per cent depending on what was being blocked.”
Also see:
Australian IT – Rudd online porn-free plan questioned, January 2, 2008
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January 2nd, 2008 at 8:59 am
What an ignorant douche. It’s not up to one person to control access to content just because of their own moral objection. Take away free speech and you begin to destroy democracy itself.
January 2nd, 2008 at 9:13 am
He’d best get a handle on spam then. Seems all persuasive here for most folks. I never see much spam but then I know not to put it out on the net where it can be obtained from others. Only the most closest get it.
Slowing down the speed of the ISPs is not going to sit well with the Aussies. Lord they already have some of the most snail like speeds for internet surfing and I have heard a many of them complain of both the poor speed and the regular stepping down of what speed there is during business hours. Many of them are not happy campers as it is over the speed issue.
January 2nd, 2008 at 2:02 pm
I can’t add anything that the last poster siad, but this an incredibly stupid idea.
I’d be beyond pissed off if I were living in Australia.
January 2nd, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Good for him. Stop exploiting people!
January 2nd, 2008 at 5:26 pm
To huh:
How exactly is slowing down the internet on someone’s personal subjective whim a good thing; and how would it stop “exploiting people”?
Look up the word “pornography” in any dictionary and you’ll find that ‘pornography’ becomes a very subjective category.
Would a nude painting be pornography? To some it would be, to some it wouldn’t.
Would a photo of a topless woman be pornography? How about the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue? How about Victoria’s Secret lingerie website? Again, it’s pornography for some, and not for others.
What about sites that contain anatomical drawings, medical photos, or sexual education diagrams and pictures?