Comments on: Conroy’s Office: Groups opposing filtering hold extreme views

By: I am an extremist : Sean the Blogonaut

I am an extremist : Sean the Blogonaut — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:49:59 +0000

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By: Interview: Internode’s Mark Newton talks filtering - Somebody Think Of The Children

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:08:19 +0000

[...] Grubb (who copped a bit of flack for his interview with Tim Marshall) has interviewed Internode network engineer Mark Newton tonight. Mark is the guy who confirmed our [...]

By: Terrence Valter

Terrence Valter — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:27:17 +0000

Well done Michael.
Thanks to you and others like you this matter is finally starting to get some exposure.

I notice many comments on whirlpool, I think people opposed to this should join whirlpool, and make any information known to them.

Real knowledge will stop this bullying by government. It is apparent that the Minister’s advisers have been completely taken in by the fanatics in the community who want to control what others do.

By: Simon

Simon — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:16:30 +0000

I find it very disturbing that the language on the DBCDE website assumes implementation before the success of trials is evaluated.

working with Australian Internet Service Providers (ISP) to make a filtered internet service available to all homes, schools and public internet points accessible by children—a laboratory trial of ISP filtering, followed by a real world live pilot, will inform implementation.

From the Cyber Safety Plan page (emphasis added).

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:55:40 +0000

@Ozan Onay: I’m one of those twitter nerds

By: Ozan Onay

Ozan Onay — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:23:15 +0000

I couldn’t help but laugh. “Speculative coverage” he says, eschewing any opportunity to resolve the speculation.

Meanwhile, ALP-sympathetic libertarian nerds are looking to @TurnbullMalcolm for some sort of guidance on the matter.

Absurd.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:13:54 +0000

@Coenraad van der Westhuizen: I couldn’t say it better. His office continues to disregard the facts, not release information, and label the thousands of Australians opposed as criminals and extremists. It’s pathetic.

By: Coenraad van der Westhuizen

Coenraad van der Westhuizen — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:07:42 +0000

This seems to be the typical response of Conroy’s office to anyone who opposes their plans; first they called us paedophiles and now apparently we’re political extremists. Perhaps if they spent less time coming up with derogatory labels and more time coming up with actual plans and evidence, we wouldn’t have to rely on speculative reports.

I would also note that, despite decrying the speculative nature of the media coverage at the moment, Mr Marshall apparently didn’t feel it was necessary to point out which claims, if any, are incorrect. “I’m not sure of the details”, he says of the trial – truer words have not been spoken by Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.