Australia would be barred from sites thought dangerous to adults, which may contain, online casinos and other forms of online betting as well as x-rated material featuring consenting adults with a government member saying the program will begin next year.
The Australian government is set to impose Internet censorship by enforcing a universal national filter that will block websites deemed “controversial,” as part of a wider agenda to regulate the Internet according to free speech advocates. A provision whereby Internet users could opt out of the filter by contacting their ISP has been stripped from the legislation, meaning the filter will be universal and mandatory.
The Australian government will no doubt insist that their filter is in our best interests and is only designed to block child pornography, snuff films and other horrors, yet the system is completely pointless because it will not affect file sharing networks, which is the medium through which the vast majority of such material is distributed.
However, Personal freedom issues are raised by censorship opponents, who point out only Egypt, Iran, and China attempt such mandatory control of the Internet. An Electronic Frontiers On Australia said, "We’re yet to hear a sensible explanation of what this policy is for, who it will help, and why it is worth spending so much taxpayers' money on,".
Governments are furious that their ceaseless lies are being exposed in real time on the World Wide Web and have resolved to stifle, regulate and control what truly is the last outpost of real free speech in the world. Internet censorship is perhaps the most pertinent issue that freedom advocates should rally to combat over the course of the next few years, lest we allow a cyber-gag to be placed over our mouths and say goodbye to our last medium of free and open communication.
Internet censorship is the first step but its not the last. restricting and limiting the free speech and the free communications are form of mind-control. And the objectives are clear enough that are to stopping the truth to be known and the criminal practices to be exposed. The real question is that, will the free people give up their basic liberty?
The Australian government is set to impose Internet censorship by enforcing a universal national filter that will block websites deemed “controversial,” as part of a wider agenda to regulate the Internet according to free speech advocates. A provision whereby Internet users could opt out of the filter by contacting their ISP has been stripped from the legislation, meaning the filter will be universal and mandatory.The Australian government will no doubt insist that their filter is in our best interests and is only designed to block child pornography, snuff films and other horrors, yet the system is completely pointless because it will not affect file sharing networks, which is the medium through which the vast majority of such material is distributed.
However, Personal freedom issues are raised by censorship opponents, who point out only Egypt, Iran, and China attempt such mandatory control of the Internet. An Electronic Frontiers On Australia said, "We’re yet to hear a sensible explanation of what this policy is for, who it will help, and why it is worth spending so much taxpayers' money on,".
Governments are furious that their ceaseless lies are being exposed in real time on the World Wide Web and have resolved to stifle, regulate and control what truly is the last outpost of real free speech in the world. Internet censorship is perhaps the most pertinent issue that freedom advocates should rally to combat over the course of the next few years, lest we allow a cyber-gag to be placed over our mouths and say goodbye to our last medium of free and open communication.
Internet censorship is the first step but its not the last. restricting and limiting the free speech and the free communications are form of mind-control. And the objectives are clear enough that are to stopping the truth to be known and the criminal practices to be exposed. The real question is that, will the free people give up their basic liberty?
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