Sam Douglas

First off, congratulations on this move to consult with the community. It is, in my opinion, sorely overdue. Niceties aside, I would like to register my profound opposition to the ISP level filtering pan. Even with my modest technical skills I can see several ways to circumvent it. But more importantly, there are definite ethical and political problems with this idea. If the internet becomes the main way that we get our information about the outside world, then the ability to control what we see on it is an extremely powerful tool. It is too powerful for governments to not use it to their own ends. Without a system of senatorial oversight, procedural transparency and judicial accountability we would have no protection from the whims of political parties and lobby groups who seek to force society to fit their ideals.