Save The Net

I have posted a link to this online petition as it is of particular importance to artists, creatively minded individuals as well as those who like freedom of speech.

The Federal Government's newly proposed Internet censorship regulations are frankly, myopic and draconian. I urge you to support this petition.

http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/SaveTheNet/442

The release from Get Up!:

The Federal Government is planning to force all Australian servers to filter internet traffic and block any material the Government deems ‘inappropriate’. Under the plan, the Government can add any ‘unwanted’ site to a secret blacklist.

Testing has already begun on systems that will slow our internet by up to 87%, make it more expensive, miss the vast majority of inappropriate content and accidentally block up to 1 in 12 legitimate sites. Our children deserve better protection - and that won't be achieved by wasting millions on this deeply flawed system.