BBC REPORTS ON AUSTRALIA’S TOUGH NEW WEB RULES
January 2nd 2008 11:03
BBC News said Australian internet providers will be expected to filter all their content because the government is planning tough new rules to protect children from online pornography and violence.
The Beeb said the new Labor government wants internet service providers to filter content to ensure households and schools do not receive ‘inappropriate’ material. Civil libertarians have condemned the plan as unnecessary, and say it will erode the freedom of the internet. But telecommunications minister Stephen Conroy said more needed to be done to protect children.
Australians wanting unfettered access to the web will have to contact their supplier to opt out of the new regime.
- From MediaBlab
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