Google, Yahoo object to proposed Internet censorship in Australia
March 23, 2010
The latest country in the news for attempting to block objectionable content is Australia.
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Google, Yahoo and others have criticized government plans to force Internet service providers to make certain content inaccessible. Australia plans legislation this year that will blacklist certain sites. Google has gone on record saying the scope of the filtering is too broad, that it would slow down Internet access, could easily be circumvented and would give parents a false sense of safety.
Google, Yahoo object to proposed Internet censorship in Australia Conroy's Internet censorship agenda slammed by tech giants (Sydney Morning Herald) Google, Yahoo, Microsoft fire back at Australian Web censorship plan (The Hill) Google tells Australia its 'Net filters go way too far (ars technica)