John

Minister Conroy's claim that government censorship is to protect us is the exact same reason offered by Cuban, Chinese, Iranian and other despicable regimes that crush freedom and try to control debate. This is 21st century book burning, pure and simple, and the fact that Kevin Rudd is allowing it to occur indicates that he learned more than Mandarin while living in China.

Conroy overuses words like "civil" and "confidence" in reference to measures that are currently only used by governments that crush dissent and jail their opponents.

Concepts like freedom and responsibility are utterly alien to the likes of Minister Conroy and any members of his party who support this scheme.

What a sorry day it would be for Australia should we join this poisonous list of countries where liberty is considered too big a threat for the people to enjoy.

Of course it goes without saying that the ALP is too technologically bankrupt to realize that the implementation of these draconian measures will seriously impact download speeds, at least until the next Federal Election.