[Greens-Media] National Day of Action Against Internet Censorship

Bout, Marie (Sen S. Ludlam) Marie.Bout at aph.gov.au
Fri Dec 12 11:50:45 EST 2008


Friday 12 December 2008

Greens Support National Day of Action Against Internet Censorship

Senator Scott Ludlam to speak at Perth Rally this Saturday 13 December,
2008: 12 noon, Stirling Gardens.

"This weekend we will see an expression around the country of the deep
concern about the Government's plans for internet censorship. I am
pleased to be joining the Perth event, to ask the questions: why is the
Government pushing internet filtering, and who will watch the watchers?"
said Greens spokesperson for Broadband, Communications and the Digital
Economy Senator Scott Ludlam.

Protests against the proposed internet filter are set to take place in
all capital cities across Australia this Saturday.

"This planned is flawed for its infringement on civil liberties, and for
being an unnecessary distraction from the important policy objective of
protecting children online."

Earlier this week the Australian Greens called on the Federal Government
to abandon its internet filtering trial as flawed and doomed to failure,
whilst Telstra and Internode announced their boycott of the trial.   

"The Australian people and internet service providers are sending a
clear message to the Government - they don't think mandatory internet
filtering will work, and they are repeatedly making clear that they
don't want this flawed policy." 

Senator Ludlam has questioned Communications Minister Stephen Conroy
about the filter in Senate Estimates and Question Time. 

"If the government is serious about combating child pornography it needs
to invest in initiatives that target the people propagating this
material and expose the causes of sexual violence in our society, rather
than taking a blanket out of site out of mind approach to the issue,
which will inadvertently penalise all Australians who use the internet,"
concluded Senator Scott Ludlam.

For more information or media enquiries please call Marie Bout on 0415
507 763.





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