Government of Australia Determined on Filtering Certain Websites for Objectionable Content
The Australian government is under fire for its proposed plans of filtering or blocking certain sites that have been identified as objectionable or illegal. The plan has been criticized as being against right to free speech of the citizens.
The opponents of the proposal are calling it ‘the great firewall of
Despite the oppositions, Aussie communications minister Stephen Conroy is determined to go ahead with the plans after successful trial of the system for over seven months. He is also willing to implement these plans on a permanent basis in order to strike a balance between security of families and the advantages of digital technology.
Many Australians support the plans and agree with the fact that some contents on the internet are not worthy of a civilized society. Further, the sites to be banned are to be identified by an independent body, who will decide on the basis of public complaints.
However, the biggest problem with the scheme is the scepticism of the people who support the implementation of the scheme. According to Windsor Holden, one of the analysts at Juniper Research, the system is a good idea, but the implementation of the same would need a lot of caution on part of the authorities.
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