No opt-out of filtered Internet for Australia

[HURST]

-{ Quote: "Australians will be unable to opt-out of the government's pending Internet content filtering scheme, and will instead be placed on a watered-down blacklist, experts say.

Under the government's $125.8 million Plan for Cyber-Safety, users can switch between two blacklists which block content inappropriate for children, and a separate list which blocks illegal material.

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http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1399635276

[lordpake]

-{ Quote: "Online libertarians claim the blacklists could be expanded to censor material such as euthanasia, drugs and protest. ... there is no opt-out for 'illegal content'" }-

How true. Once the door for censorship of any kind is opened, additional measures will be easy to argument for and implement. Where will it end? At which point will it be extended to cover critical news outlets, websites that provide information contrary to official "truth" and so on? Who defines illegal content?