Australian net filtering a $33m waste: child groups
Posted in: Child protection at 09/07/2009 01:28
Child rights groups have come out in force to criticise the Rudd Labor government's controversial plans to censor the internet, saying the scheme will divert around $33 million away from more effective ways of tackling online child pornography.
In a joint statement with lobby group GetUp, both Save the Children Australia and the National Children's & Youth Law Centre believe the resources could be better spent on law enforcement agencies battling to eradicate child pornography on the internet.
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