Aussie Net Filtering Plans Challenged

January 2, 2008

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Aussie Net Filtering Plans Challenged

An advocacy group claimed Australia's mandate for ISPs to block pornographic and violent websites could slow down Internet access in the country.

The Australian government wrapped up 2007 by announcing plans to protect children from inappropriate content on the Internet. Their initiative would require individuals to contact an ISP and opt-out of the filtering to have completely open access.

One group cited by In almost every case, states have to rely upon private actors to carry out most of the censorship and surveillance. The means by which states call upon private actors, and for what purpose, vary from state to state. But the trend points toward greater expectations placed by states on private actors to help get the online censorship and surveillance job done.

To sell citizens on this filtering, Australia has to sell the public on trusting those who will make the filtering decisions.

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