Conroy seems to be changing tack a little :No more accusations about opponents’ supporting CP.
But as my posts on whirlpool have indicated, he is digging himself into a hole. I still have several arguments against the filter:
- The list does contains political content and could be used to limit free speech
- The filter will have an impact on general internet performance
- The government cannot achieve its goals with a filter
Now Conroy has come out and publicy lied about the political content on the list: “It is completely untrue that the leaked blacklist contains political content. This is a list which contains sites that promote incest, rape, child pornography and child abuse.”
Nuh-uh, Conroy. Sites expressing any view on euthenasia or abortion are political in nature and there are sites expressing political views about both on the blacklist. The list absolutely contains political content.
I won’t post links to either the sites I’m talking about or the blacklist, as I don’t want this site to be added too.
However, if you’re curious I’ll give you a hint, if you’re curious, crikey has a recent article about a euthenasia site on the blacklist and wikileaks hosts the leaked ACMA blacklist. That should be enough for an internet-savvy person to verify my information.