[LINK] Gillard backs internet filter

[Kim Holburn]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/07/2946907.htm

> Gillard backs internet filter
> Posted 10 hours 43 minutes ago
>
> The Government plans to introduce a mandatory filter to block sites  
> that contain illegal material. (ABC News: Nic MacBean, file photo)
>
> Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she is happy with the policy aim  
> of the Government's proposed internet filter, but understands there  
> are concerns about it.
> The Government plans to introduce a mandatory filter to block sites  
> that contain illegal material.
>
> Ms Gillard says images of child abuse or child pornography should  
> not be accessible on the internet.
>
> But she has acknowledged the concerns raised by critics of the plan.
>
> "I understand that there's a set of concerns, technical concerns  
> about internet speed, and also concerns that this somehow [moves]  
> into taking away legitimate use of the internet," she said.
>
> "It's not my intention that we in any way jeopardise legitimate use  
> of the internet."
>




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