Australia intends to filter Web content

The Australian government's plan to filter Internet content is facing opposition from human rights groups and is said to be a sign of a new period of control.

Australia's media minister, Stephen Conroy, a member of the Labor party, won the election in November, wanting content filtering mechanisms to be implemented immediately to prevent children from being affected. by online violence and pornography.

Under the plan, Internet content providers will implement mechanisms to filter sex content and other inappropriate materials that apply to home and school computers.

Mr. Conroy also denied arguments that the new move of the government would prohibit Internet freedom. "The Labor Party has nothing to apologize to those who think that any restrictions are aimed at controlling the Internet."

However, the president of the Australian Human Rights Association, Roger Clarke, said the plan would not be feasible, and that it would have a bad effect. " A lot of websites will be blocked, but they should not be worth it. We don't need that but need an open Internet environment ."

Van Han