[LINK] QUT Prof: 'Co-regulation key to safer internet'

[Jan Whitaker]

At 09:26 AM 7/03/2012, Roger Clarke wrote:

>However, Flew indicated that similar classification regulation may be
>required on the internet to restrict public access to adult content
>with an R18+ or X18+ rating .

Question: are materials under those ratings illegal or legal for 
adults? Those are two different ideas. Restricting public access to 
legal material could be seen as restraint of trade and illegal 
itself. Maybe by 'restricting', the good professor doesn't mean 
blocking, but controlling access?

It's nothing to me either way, personally, but I'd hate to see 
Australia go the way of the US in this regard and treat us all as 
children or as not conforming to some conservative moralistic code.

As an example, see this story from South Carolina:
http://www.9news.com/news/politics/254166/139/SC-county-GOP-wants-hopefuls-to-sign-purity-pledge

Jan



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