Google, Yahoo and Others Fight the Aussie Filter

TheFrunj writes "In the wake of an attack on Australian Government websites comes a statement from a joint group of companies banding together to oppose Senator Conroy's infamous Internet Filter. AtomicMPC has posted the statement up on their site: 'We, the Australian Library and Information Association, Google, Inspire Foundation and Yahoo! agree that Australia needs to take effective action to ensure that internet users, and particularly children, have a safe experience online.' Backed by the weight of the Inspire Foundation, Google and Yahoo, this is a good sign for the local and international community that will hopefully spark some positive reaction."

Comments

Re:As a parent, I would like to make a suggestion.

[Anonymous Coward]

That's absolutey true in a Disney movie.

In real life, children, especially teenagers, are mentality disfunctional, and will do anything and everything you don't want them to do. They can sense it like sharks sense blood. But, you think,they follow my bad habits so that blows your theory out the door Mr. Dumb Ass AC!

Well, here's the thing, your kids will rebel unless it's a bad habit; then they wanna be just like you Dad. Gonna be like you.

They only good think about children is making them.

Re:Conroy has his own agenda

[Jeng]

He probably just hopes that this will finally put his kiddy porn addiction outside of his reach.

Just like alcoholics push for alcohol to be illegal and drug addicts push to have drugs illegal. Those think of the children types are thinking of the children........too much usually.