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March 29, 2010
Following in China's Footsteps? Australia Considering its Own Internet Filter
By Patrick Barnard, Senior Web Editor, TMCnet
The U.S. State Department has reportedly voiced concerns over Australias proposed plan to filter certain Internet content -- and Internet search giants Google (News - Alert)and Yahoo have reportedly condemned the plan as a heavy-handed measure that could restrict access to legal information.
The proposed Australian Internet filter, which still needs to be approved by Parliament before it becomes law, would block access to banned sites such as those offering child pornography, sexual violence and detailed instructions in crime or drug use -- and would be continuously updated based on public complaints. If adopted into law, the filter would make Australia one of the strictest Internet regulators among the world's democracies. Some critics of the plan have said it puts Australia in the same censorship league as China.
State Department officials have reportedly contacted Australian government officials and expressed their concern about the proposed measure however there are few details about what those talks entailed.
'Our main message of course is that we remain committed to advancing the free flow of information which we view as vital to economic prosperity and preserving open societies globally,' State Department spokesman Michael Tran was quoted as saying in an Associated Press (News - Alert)report.
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Good move!! Pornographics should all be banned on the interent.
Following in China's Footsteps? Australia Considering its Own Internet Filter
By Patrick Barnard, Senior Web Editor, TMCnet
The U.S. State Department has reportedly voiced concerns over Australias proposed plan to filter certain Internet content -- and Internet search giants Google (News - Alert)and Yahoo have reportedly condemned the plan as a heavy-handed measure that could restrict access to legal information.
The proposed Australian Internet filter, which still needs to be approved by Parliament before it becomes law, would block access to banned sites such as those offering child pornography, sexual violence and detailed instructions in crime or drug use -- and would be continuously updated based on public complaints. If adopted into law, the filter would make Australia one of the strictest Internet regulators among the world's democracies. Some critics of the plan have said it puts Australia in the same censorship league as China.
State Department officials have reportedly contacted Australian government officials and expressed their concern about the proposed measure however there are few details about what those talks entailed.
'Our main message of course is that we remain committed to advancing the free flow of information which we view as vital to economic prosperity and preserving open societies globally,' State Department spokesman Michael Tran was quoted as saying in an Associated Press (News - Alert)report.
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Good move!! Pornographics should all be banned on the interent.
