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Save The Net

The Federal Government is planning to force all Australian servers to filter internet traffic and block any material the Government deems ‘inappropriate’. Under the plan, the Government can add any ‘unwanted’ site to a secret blacklist.

Testing has already begun on systems that will slow our internet by up to 87%, make it more expensive, miss the vast majority of inappropriate content and accidentally block up to 1 in 12 legitimate sites. Our children deserve better protection - and that won't be achieved by wasting millions on this deeply flawed system.

Sign the petition below:

Senator Conroy,

I don't want draconian government restrictions on the internet that will hold back the digital economy and miss the vast majority of unwanted content."

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This level of Government censorship is a serious threat to our democratic values; find out more on our factsheet.

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Our partners on this campaign to save the net:

  • Amnesty International Australia
  • Australian Lawyers Alliance
  • Australian Network for Art and Technology
  • Civil Liberties Australia
  • Human Rights Coalition
  • Human Rights Council of Australia
  • Human Rights Law Resource Centre
  • Libertus.net
  • National Arts and Cultural Alliance
  • Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance
  • Public Interest Law Clearing House
  • Somebody Think of the Children

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