The Federal Government has said it will introduce a new law requiring Internet service providers to filter all Internet connections – including yours – early this year. The stated goal of the filter is to protect children, however the filter will only serve to give parents a false sense of security. It will not block the vast majority of sites unsuitable for children, nor mitigate the other, more serious risks facing children online such as cyber-bullying.The list of sites to be blocked will be secret, and not open to public review. It comes with no guarantees about how it might be expanded later by this or future… governments. Concerned? There’s still time to make your voice heard. Contact your federal representative nocleanfeed.com Sign EFAs Senate petition www.efa.org.au Spread the word join the blackout! www.internetblackout.com.au Black out your online profile picture now www.internetblackout.com.au Black out your website during …Blackout www.internetblackout.com.au Don’t let those who came before us down. Say no to internet censorship.
Australian Censorship Protests
So it would be great if we could get some more ad-like videos made that people could put on their blogs etc. highlighting the Government’s proposal to put a mandatory filter across all Australian ISPs. I think there are a number of ways we can attack this issue, but we have to overcome people’s perception that this is protecting their children. I wanted to get across that in fact what we are stunting innovation and education in Australia and turn the fact that this is “good for our kids” on its head (it’s late cliches and badly formed sentences are allowed). Let me know what you think of this approach 🙂 Be nice, I know it’s YouTube! For more information – please go to www.keepyourfilteroffourinternet.com Please note, though I am on the AWIA committee and helped put that site together, this is a personal video. PS All images used in this video are used under creative commons. Links to original images can be found here: www.flickr.com www.flickr.com www.flickr.com www.flickr.com www.flickr.com