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Why the Internet filter is not the solution we wish it was

Submitted by Penny Sharpe on Wed, 16/12/2009 - 1:00pm.

Yesterday's announcement by Senator Stephen Conroy that the federal government will introduce "mandatory ISP-level filtering of Refused Classification (RC) -rated content" is a backward step that if adopted will be a triumph of fear and false promise over what works and good sense.

I add my voice to the many that understand that the Federal Government's proposals to filter the Internet are: