Thursday, December 4, 2008

Save the Net - GetUp!

The Federal Government (despite myself being a K-Rudd fan!) is planning to force all Australian servers to filter internet traffic and block any material the Government deems ‘inappropriate’. (Kitty!!!!!) Under the plan, the Government can add any ‘unwanted’ site to a secret blacklist.

Testing has already begun on systems that will slow our internet by up to 87%, make it more expensive, miss the vast majority of inappropriate content and accidentally block up to 1 in 12 legitimate sites. Our children deserve better protection - and that won't be achieved by wasting millions on this deeply flawed system.

Go here to sign the petition: http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/SaveTheNet/442

/end community announcement...

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

yes yes yes that sounds about right!

they'll block me and the disgusting kiddy fiddlers will find a way around it inside of five fucking mintues!

CUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNTS

xxx
p.s. am sitting here singing along to your mate's song! i cannae believe how many times i sung this and chair danced in the chair! i feels like i'm hobbing it with the celebs now!

Josh said...

Yep, signed the petition a few days back.

When will these idiots realise that these sorts of laws and systems are outdated and flawed before they even get out of Canberra.

What a waste of time and money.