AUSTRALIA ABANDONS MANDATORY INTERNET FILTER PLAN

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- The Australian government has abandoned its 5-year-old pledge to mandate a filter blocking child pornography and other objectionable Internet content.

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said Friday that instead of a compulsory filter being imposed, Internet service providers have agreed to block 1,400 child abuse websites on INTERPOL's "worst of" list.

Three of Australia's largest telecommunications companies - Telstra, Optus and Primus - have been blocking the listed sites since 2010.

"We've actually reached agreement with the industry to block child pornography and we think that is a significant step forward," Conroy told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio.

Critics had said the proposed legislated filter would have put Australia in the same censorship league as China. Even the U.S. State Department expressed concerns about...REST OF IT

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This is bad news for the world, and may even be good news for the Porn Industry.

Its hard to evaluate. It reminds me of the New/old saying. "TOO BIG TO.... Fail,Stop,Regulate,END...Whatever"

 

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