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….what the ALP wants is like what is done in…Canada…. I was unaware that we had national-scale, mandatory Internet filtering in place here. But I am notoriously oblivious to reality….
….what the ALP wants is like what is done in…Canada…. I was unaware that we had national-scale, mandatory Internet filtering in place here. But I am notoriously oblivious to reality….
There’s no mandatory filtering in Canada. I think, from time to time, it’s been floated, but it’s been rejected as unfeasible and unnecessary. Considering how easy it is for those who want to get past the filtering to actually do so, it’s completely pointless, and is simply a punishment for those without the technical know-how. It certainly isn’t going to stop pedophiles and terrorists.
There’s no mandatory filtering in Canada. I think, from time to time, it’s been floated, but it’s been rejected as unfeasible and unnecessary. Considering how easy it is for those who want to get past the filtering to actually do so, it’s completely pointless, and is simply a punishment for those without the technical know-how. It certainly isn’t going to stop pedophiles and terrorists.
There’s reality and there’s Conreality. You need to be sure in which universe you are making a statement.
A perfect example of unwanted content can be found here: the minister’s parliamentary website With no clear definition of what “unwanted content” is, we might be in with a chance of convincing the ACMA to make another addition to their ‘blacklist’!
A perfect example of unwanted content can be found here: the minister’s parliamentary website With no clear definition of what “unwanted content” is, we might be in with a chance of convincing the ACMA to make another addition to their ‘blacklist’!
A perfect example of unwanted content can be found here: the minister’s parliamentary website With no clear definition of what “unwanted content” is, we might be in with a chance of convincing the ACMA to make another addition to their ‘blacklist’!