Thursday, September 24, 2009

Australian's Say No Internet Censorship:Sign the petition to save the Net





It's decision time for the Government on internet censorship - with results from their flawed live trial due any day now.
Now is the time to make it clear how deeply unpopular this scheme is. Already over 100,000 Australians have signed one of the largest petitions in our history.
If that's not enough to make decision makers sit up and take notice, we're displaying our petition in a massive ad that can't be missed in The Australian across the nation this Friday. How many signatures will be on it? That's up to you. Add your name today, before we go to print:
www.getup.org.au/campaign/AddYourNameToSaveTheNet
The Government is admitting it has no criteria to determine if the trials of the scheme are a success, and refusing to disclose details of how they're being conducted. This leaves the door open to impose a scheme experts say simply won't work and will do little to prevent prohibited content.*
We have to act fast - with serious question marks hanging over the integrity of the trials, the Government has indicated it will make an announcement before the end of this month. Their plan is to allow the government of the day to add any 'unwanted' site to a secret blacklist.
Join over 100,000 Australians who have already spoken out against draconian government censorship - before our petition is put on their desks in a national newspaper ad that can't be missed this Friday:
www.getup.org.au/campaign/AddYourNameToSaveTheNet
Few petitions in Australian history have ever hit the 100,000 signature mark. Your signature may push this one into the record books - and it's a brave government willing to ignore that; especially for a scheme that does little more than divert funds away from where they're needed most.
Every new signature before Friday will make the grand total displayed in The Australian even larger. Add yours today to make it too large to ignore.
Thanks for making it happen,
The GetUp team
PS - When politicians open this Friday's newspapers they'll see just how many Australians have taken a stand against internet censorship. Make sure your signature is included to make that number too large to ignore.
*www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/conroy-urged-to-end-net-censorship-farce-20090902-f7n3.html
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