Cencorship In australia

With reference to set reading "Cencors come calling", I will discuss cencorship in relation to Australia's newly proposed internet cencorship law.
Under the Rudd government, it is now proposed that there should be the banning of pornography and X-rated violence to protect children. With the controversial proposal, it is suggested that there should be two level of filtering; the first level mandatory and the second level, optional for further increased filtering.

Despite claims that such will protect children; many argue that such measure has little to do with protecting children. ABC news accused the proposed law as an excuse for the government to set down the framework for internet cencorship, which would ultimately facilitate the banning of oppositional and controversial views.

Furthermore, under the proposed law, there will be "prohibited list" in which would remain secret to the public. As such, again many argues that this may cause the government to become arbitrary in its blocking.

Both laws that is proposed and implemented since the turn of this decade are tough cencorship that definitely do not run in pararrel with how a democratic society should function as. Australia, once having a proud condition of protecting individual's freedom and rights appears to be retreating in terms of fundamental human rights.