NetAlarmed.com - Thanks for visiting
January 6, 2008 – 11:55 amWhen I created NetAlarmed back in September ‘07, I really didn’t expect it to get such a massive response. Originally the site mocked the filtering plans of the Howard Government and ALP (the current plan about to be implemented), and all I hoped it would do is alert potential ALP voters that while many of Mr Rudd’s ideas were a welcome change, his views on where the Internet was heading weren’t so welcome.
Since Senator Conroy confirmed in December that his clean feed would definitely be introduced, the amount of people visiting has increased ten fold. Better yet, people are starting to take action. From contacting their local member and Mr Conroy, to starting FaceBook groups to organise a retaliation.
So I’d just like to thank all you who visited, left feedback, and are helping in some way to put a stop to the ALP mandatory filtering plan.
Update: Monday 7 January, 2008 - Thanks to Agg and all the guys from OCAU who have checked out the site. Glad you enjoyed it.
Update: Monday 8 January, 2008 - Welcome to readers of The Australian. If you would like to stay up to date on the mandatory internet filtering situation in Australia, please subscribe to my RSS feed here.
Sign this petition to show you disagree with mandatory Internet filtering in Australia. It will take just 30 seconds.
- Mike
17 Responses to “NetAlarmed.com - Thanks for visiting”
Love it.
By Bill on Jan 7, 2008
Cheers Bill.
By Mike on Jan 7, 2008
A great read.
Someone should get a proper internet petition going and send rudd the link.
I for one am against internet censorship and i don’t care if it is being touted as a watered down version of it.
BTW anyone who wants net freedom should go to the Caribbean where you can once again experience piracy on the high er… surf.
By Neil Macey on Jan 7, 2008
I find the line in your website miss-leading, you say “When you consider Australia has the fastest broadband network in the world, this is still faster than other countries view websites.”
We are actually 9th in the world in terms of broadband speed. Sure we are ahead of the US and the UK but we are behind, Japan, France, Korea, Sweden, New Zealand, Italy, Finland, Portugal and finally Australia.
http://www.websiteoptimization.com/bw/0711/
By Paul on Jan 7, 2008
Neil:
I believe one is currently being organised. When I know more, I’ll publish a link.
Paul:
All part of the Cornoy Misinformation Express. Why fix a countries broadband network and let people download porn quicker, when you can filter it out.
By Mike on Jan 7, 2008
Kevin, for God’s sake stop trying to make the web safe for little kids to use without adults, it’s not like TV but interactive. The web is not a free baby sitter, it is not an easy alternative supervising your children.
By Don on Jan 7, 2008
‘When you consider Australia has the fastest broadband network in the world’
Where did you get this from?
Check this out -
http://www.cyprich.com/images/2007/09-September/SurfingtheNetat1BillionBitsPerSecond_F867/image.png
We’re not even close
By Matthew on Jan 8, 2008
Bring on the online petition please! Also - someone needs to let concerned parents know that these filters won’t even work - children will still be able to purposefully and accidentally find pornographic content on the Internet.
Also, I’m wondering if GetUp Australia would be interested in getting behind this? They have had a lot of success in petitioning the Government and have a huge membership base (I think bigger than all the political parties combined).
By Louise on Jan 8, 2008
I for one find the concept of internet censorship extremely insulting.
I have the intelligence to control what I read/look at and more than enough of a role in my childrens life to keep them “safe” as needs be.
This censorship plan is a disgrace to everything australia has
By Stuart on Jan 8, 2008
Rudd and Conroy should be ashamed of themselves. Mandatory filtering will be a gross invasion of privacy and freedom of choice, and violation of civil liberties.
By Ed on Jan 8, 2008
After having first hand dealings with the OFLC and the way censorship is applied in this country, this new round makes me feel very afraid indeed… the folks charged with the task of deciding what you’ll have access to and what you won’t certainly will have a big responsibility won’t they? What do we know of the ACMA?
We’re digging ourselves ever deeper into the mire — legislation, guidelines, boards, review boards, grey lists, black lists - I feel sick at heart that my country continues down this road of restricting freedom.
By Ell on Jan 8, 2008
Well done! What we need is for people to take responsibility for themselves and their families.
By Mary on Jan 8, 2008
Filtering is bad mmkay. How do we know that they won’t start filtering out certain news and the like to brainwash us? China’s interet is filtered to all buggery and whos knows what they are being told about the world.
Mary - you are 100% right, people need to learn to be responsible for their actions otherwise they might as well wrap us all in bubblewrap and feed us via tube with a nutritous sludge.
That will teach you all to vote greens next time
By Tom on Jan 9, 2008
Another mass easy fix thanks to Kev!
First they put floride in our drinking water because people are too stupid/uneducated about oral hygiene. (why should people be responsible for their own teeth? /sarcasm) Why not spend the money on educating people better? or Better still free dental care instead of spending loads of cash on a poison?
And now this! Instead of fixing the problem by going after people that creating these bad websites they are filtering it out so we can all live in ignorent bliss…..
Typical polical solution - don’t fix the problem just mask it up and ignore it.
By Jim on Jan 9, 2008
Thanks for the comments everyone. You make some great points.
By Mike on Jan 11, 2008
After we clean out the porn sites Then we will get after all you radicals and free thinkers who dare to object to having your internet in the large part shut off.Whats next!!!Monitoring our PCs for any criticism of the govt.I think I’ll ask for a discount on my mounthly ISP account.
By Craig Anderson on Jan 16, 2008
“I find the line in your website miss-leading, you say “When you consider Australia has the fastest broadband network in the world, this is still faster than other countries view websites.”
We are actually 9th in the world in terms of broadband speed. Sure we are ahead of the US and the UK but we are behind, Japan, France, Korea, Sweden, New Zealand, Italy, Finland, Portugal and finally Australia.”
The website is s a t i r e.
Lol geddit?
By Christabel on Nov 5, 2008