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Article: Porn filtering back on agenda.
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- Australasian Business Intelligence
- Article date:
- October 10, 2005
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Byline: Simon Hayes
Oct 10, 2005 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- There is a growing campaign in Australia forstricter regulation of internet content.
More stringent filtering, including proxyfiltering by ISPs, is on the agenda ofChristian lobby groups and some MPs. Thelatest debate over content is the result ofresearch by The Australia Instituteindicating 93% of parents want mandatory
filtering. Fatherhood Foundation convenor,Warwick Marsh, said many politicians do notunderstand how easy it is for young people toaccess pornography on the internet. The ...