AUSTRALIA ABANDONS MANDATORY INTERNET FILTER PLAN
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CANBERRA,
Australia (AP) -- The Australian government has abandoned its
5-year-old pledge to mandate a filter blocking child pornography and
other objectionable Internet content.
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said Friday
that instead of a compulsory filter being imposed, Internet service
providers have agreed to block 1,400 child abuse websites on INTERPOL's
"worst of" list.
Three of Australia's largest telecommunications
companies - Telstra, Optus and Primus - have been blocking the listed
sites since 2010.
"We've actually reached agreement with the
industry to block child pornography and we think that is a significant
step forward," Conroy told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio.
Critics had said the proposed legislated filter
would have put Australia in the same censorship league as China. Even
the U.S. State Department expressed concerns about...REST OF IT
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