Kathryn Small, a journalist writing for the recently launched BanThisURL, informs me that Young Labor unanimously passed a motion last week calling on Senator Conroy to switch to an opt-in filtering system and to redirect the funds to the national broadband network.
According to BanThisURL, the motion read:
Motion 42 – The Internet is a free medium for the open communication of ideas and opinions without hindrance, and thus, should not be censored.
NSW Young Labor supports individual discretion and choice with respect to the internet, rather than censoring the world wide web and its content.
BanThisURL is a site written by Australian technology journalists and aims to examine cases of digital censorship that aren’t being covered thoroughly by the mainstream press.
4 comments
Coenraad says:
Dec 3, 2008
Take a hint, Conroy: even the future leaders of your own party, who also happen to be a considerable number of Labor voters, don’t want your censorship regime.
Really, if that thought doesn’t make him reconsider, I doubt anything will.
SkipEU says:
Dec 3, 2008
“Opt-in” system is like parental control applications already available to customers. Why there is a need to reintroduce something already available?
Sam Clifford says:
Dec 4, 2008
SkipEU: because the federal government just discontinued the program (NetAlert).
I’m glad to see Young Labor standing up to wowsers like Conroy. There’s no place in a modern, liberal democracy for mandatory filtering of internet content.
Joyce says:
Dec 4, 2008
I’m glad to see that Young Labor aren’t afraid of standing up to members of their own political party. Good on them for taking a stance.