The Australian Labor Governments plan to put in place totalitarian style internet censorship is not welcome by Australian citizens.
Support for the Government’s plan to censor the internet has hit rock bottom, with even some children’s welfare groups now saying that that the mandatory filters, aimed squarely at protecting kids, are ineffective and a waste of money.
The largest independent child rights group in the world has come out strongly against Labours plans.
Holly Doel-Mackaway, adviser with Save the Children, the largest independent children’s rights agency in the world, said educating kids and parents was the way to empower young people to be safe internet users.
She said the filter scheme was “fundamentally flawed” because it failed to tackle the problem at the source and would inadvertently block legitimate resources.
Furthermore there was no evidence to suggest that children were stumbling across child pornography when browsing the web.
The federal government and Minister Stephen Conroy now should just accept that Australians will not tolerate their Communist State attempts to censor Australia’s internet.
The numbers of organizations and politicians lining up against Labors plans to control the internet are growing daily.
Live trials of the filters …. are slated to begin by Christmas, despite harsh opposition from the Greens, Opposition, the internet industry, consumers and online rights groups.
Australians largest online advocacy grow GetUp has an online petition (which I’ve signed) that has already attracted 55,000 signatures.
Our campaign to ‘Save the Net’ is gaining momentum faster than all expectations, as the Government’s ill-considered plans to slow down and censor the internet is “facing a major backlash”
More than 55,000 fellow Australians have already signed the petition to Communications Minister Senator Conroy. His plan has even been slammed by children’s welfare groups, who say the filter is “fundamentally flawed” and simply will not work.
Without an immense reaction from the community, the Government will claim they have the green light to begin limiting our freedoms – and who knows where that slippery slope will end? Already euthanasia, gambling, anorexia and legal adult content are being discussed.
Be part of the solution by letting your friends know about this campaign, and ask them to join you, children’s welfare groups, internet providers, consumers, engineers, network administrators, and 55,000 everyday Australians in defense of our freedom and in defence of our internet:
Click Here to Add your name to the 55,000 (including me) that have signed the petition online.
Help build a movement today in defence of our rights, to prevent Australia joining Iran, China, Saudi Arabia and Burma in an undemocratic club of governments who view the internet as a threat.
Hit the streets on Saturday 13th December in nationwide protests against this internet censorship.
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