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Anonymous Coward writes "According to this story on The Australian IT site, the Australian Federal Government claims that its content regulation laws have "boosted Internet use in Australia", by assuring families of the safety of the Net. A quote: "When asked if the Government believed the laws had successfully removed all such [extremely offensive] content from the internet, a spokesman for Senator Alston replied: 'can you prove (that content) is still out there?'"
Teens approve of 'Censorship' Laws
A new survey shows that Australia's new censorship laws are an overwhelming hit amongst young male internet users. Surprisingly few of the young people surveyed stated that they felt the laws had restricted their Internet use, and many felt it had actually been enchanced.
One teen (who wished to remain anonymous) said "I think these laws are great. Until recently, my parents wouldn't have dreamed of allowing me to have unrestricted access to the Internet. But now that Senator Alston has convinced them that there is no offensive material any more, I now have my own PC in my room and I can look at all the pornography I want."
Hogwash. An Aussie friend of mine claims it's the continued stench emitting from the pile of foetid dingoes' kidneys that's responsible for the increase in internet use in Australia.
And I claim it's the fact that I ate kippers last Tuesday that's led to the increase in internet use in Australia.
Just because it happened after a stupid law passed, doesn't mean it happened because the stupid law passed. It's a sad commentary on the state of public education in any Western "democracy" that its politicians can pass off the post hoc, ergo propter hoc fallacy as truth and get away with it.