The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has the power to enforce content restrictions on Internet content hosted within Australia, and maintain a "black-list" of overseas websites which is then provided for use in filtering software. The restrictions focus primarily on child pornography, sexual violence, and other illegal activities, compiled as a result of a consumer complaints process. In 2009, the OpenNet Initiative found no evidence of Internet filtering in Australia, but due to legal restrictions ONI does not test for filtering of child pornography.
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Response rates from 211k Australia voters.
29% Yes |
71% No |
15% Yes |
66% No |
9% Yes, but only to prevent child pornography and copyright infringement |
5% No, do not censor or monitor data |
3% Yes, maintain a blacklist of censored websites and require ISPs to retain data for two years for police investigations |
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2% Yes, but allow citizens the option to use a government funded internet filter and do not require ISPs to retain data |
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Unique answers from Australia voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@522WPB34yrs4Y
Yes But only for racially motivated conduct
@4Z643934yrs4Y
Terrorist yes. But do more on security it was never intended for e commerce and I keep getting porn viruses.
@B2YTNYP1mo1MO
More regulation in relation to crimes of sexual harassment, abuse, CP and other such crimes rampant online.
@B2WGS2X1mo1MO
No, as it sets a dangerous precedence for monitoring and censorship, which, given the corruption of our political landscape and the Murdoch monopoly on our media, could lead to abuse of these regulations
@B2W628M1mo1MO
Yes, but only to prevent child sexual abuse material (language is important, children cannot make porn as they cannot consent)
@B35DGZ81mo1MO
Yes, but for children using social media accounts and the prevention of child pornography. Over all anything to protect the children.
@9DDBFK52yrs2Y
Yes but only to prevent people committing severe crimes like child pornography-related offences
@9ZM933G4mos4MO
Again get out of our homes and our private business, unless the government is going to allow monitoring of all phone calls and emails to be fed via a public site for the australian public to read.
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