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Australia announces controversial Internet filter (AFP)

December 15th, 2009 · No Comments

A woman passes an internet cafe Sydney in 2007. Australia said Tuesday it would push ahead with a mandatory China-style plan to filter the Internet, despite widespread criticism that it will strangle free speech and is doomed to fail.(AFP/File/Anoek de Groot)AFP – Australia said Tuesday it would push ahead with a mandatory China-style plan to filter the Internet, despite widespread criticism that it will strangle free speech and is doomed to fail.

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