To accept a government filter of the internet, is to accept that it is the role of the government arbiter of “appropriateness”.
Stephen Conroy claims that the Internet “is a wonderful tool”. He is wrong, the internet is not a tool. It is a descriptor, an abstract concept. It is the totality of human interaction facilitated [...]
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The Fundamental Reason Why Filtering the Internet is Wrong
Stephen Conroy Hates Net Freedom
The Minister for Communications, Stephen Conroy, wants to make the internet safe for the kiddies. Conroy argues that unlike in 2005, when then Liberal Party Communications Minister Helen Coonan was laughed down with her proposal to filter the internet, it is now possible to filter inappropriate content over 82% of the time.
Naturally, I reckon Conroy’s [...]
