NonSequitur

I'd like to share the same concerns that everyone else already has about the ridiculous Mandatory Internet Censorship plan - it won't work. It will drive up prices for consumers. It will degrade internet speeds. It will overblock content that should not be blocked. Criminals will not be stopped, as illegal content will still slip through the cracks and make these people harder to track as they will learn to use VPNs and proxies. It will not protect children from the real dangers of sexual predators online - it will make this situation worse as parents will have a false sense of security. Even child welfare groups have come out in criticism of the proposed filter! It will make Australia a laughing stock of the digital world, and will deter people from visiting here because of the oppressive regime that rules what we can and can't see with an iron fist. There is NOTHING good about this policy, and if the government is not listening to us and the experts and child welfare groups, then what is the guarantee that anything anyone writes on this blog will even be heard or listened to? The people of Australia do not want or need your $44m paperweight of a filter!