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IanBirk commented:

"The majority of blog comments however seem to be focused on Internet filtering, not the direct subject matter of the blog."

In response, I would like to say that the filter WILL directly affect the Digital Economy, and I therefore feel that it is VERY relevant to the original topic.

I, for one, don't want to see all these messages swept away into another place where they can be forgotten. The moderators of these blogs need to see how their actions are going to affect every single internet user in the questions they are asking us. From those being affected in business by false positives, to those being affected by the speed of the internet. Not to mention the potential impact on a business whose content may be considered remotely objectionable on confronting by the moderators of the filter.

This blog should have started BEFORE Mr Conroy started trying to force the filter on us, maybe even using it to get opinions from the real experts on how best to handle the situation. Alternatively, for this forum to work, they need to stand down on this ludicrous plan to filter the network, and then we can have some SERIOUS discussions on the Digital Economy.

As long as the plans for a filter exist, it's going to affect just about every question that the department ask on this blog.