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Andrew P

As several posters have mentioned before me the Internet is not a playground for children and the government needs to get that message out. What we don't need is baseless fear mongering by a government backed into a corner by political maneuvering during it's tenure in opposition. If families want a clean Internet then ISPs should do what they can to provide that, even to the point of offering filtering on a voluntary basis, but they should also take more responsibility for what their children are doing. Start an Ad campaign to tell people to move the computer to the kitchen or lounge room. Teach parents to restrict computer access, use passwords, etc.

Australians need to take a little more responsibility for their own actions and outcomes, and the government needs to back off and stop legislating morality.

 
Document ID: 92822 | Last modified: 10 December 2008, 9:41pm