Editing Internet filter (section)

===Australia===
The Australian Internet Safety Advisory Body has information about "practical advice on Internet safety, parental control and filters for the protection of children, students and families" that also includes public libraries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcw.vic.edu.au/Our%20School/Parents%20Guide%20to%20Internet%20Safety.pdf|title=NetAlert: Parents Guide to Internet Safety|publisher=[[Australian Communications and Media Authority]]|date=2 August 2007|access-date=24 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419184113/http://www.pcw.vic.edu.au/Our%20School/Parents%20Guide%20to%20Internet%20Safety.pdf|archive-date=19 April 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

NetAlert, the software made available free of charge by the Australian government, was allegedly cracked by a 16-year-old student, Tom Wood, less than a week after its release in August 2007. Wood supposedly bypassed the $84 million filter in about half an hour to highlight problems with the government's approach to Internet content filtering.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Teenager-cracks-govts-84m-porn-filter/2007/08/25/1187462562907.html|title=Teenager cracks govt's $84m porn filter|agency=[[Australian Associated Press]] (AAP)|website=[[the Sydney Morning Herald]]|publisher=[[Fairfax Digital]]|date=25 August 2007|access-date=24 June 2013}}</ref>

The Australian Government has introduced legislation that requires ISPs to "restrict access to age restricted content (commercial MA15+ content and R18+ content) either hosted in Australia or provided from Australia" that was due to commence from 20 January 2008, known as [[Cleanfeed (content blocking system)|Cleanfeed]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib310563/ras_declaration_2007.pdf|title=Restricted Access Systems Declaration 2007|website=[[Australian Communications and Media Authority]]|year=2007|access-date=24 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324222418/http://acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib310563/ras_declaration_2007.pdf|archive-date=24 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Cleanfeed is a proposed mandatory ISP level content filtration system. It was proposed by the [[Kim Beazley|Beazley]] led [[Australian Labor Party]] opposition in a 2006 press release, with the intention of protecting children who were vulnerable due to claimed parental computer illiteracy. It was announced on 31 December 2007 as a policy to be implemented by the [[Kevin Rudd|Rudd]] ALP government, and initial tests in [[Tasmania]] have produced a 2008 report. Cleanfeed is funded in the current budget, and is moving towards an Expression of Interest for live testing with ISPs in 2008. Public opposition and criticism have emerged, led by the [[Electronic Frontiers Australia|EFA]] and gaining irregular mainstream media attention, with a majority of Australians reportedly "strongly against" its implementation.<ref name="nocleanfeed.com">{{cite web|url=http://nocleanfeed.com/learn.html|title=Learn - No Clean Feed - Stop Internet Censorship in Australia|publisher=[[Electronic Frontiers Australia]]|access-date=25 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107170517/http://nocleanfeed.com/learn.html|archive-date=7 January 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Criticisms include its expense, inaccuracy (it will be impossible to ensure only illegal sites are blocked) and the fact that it will be compulsory, which can be seen as an intrusion on free speech rights.<ref name="nocleanfeed.com"/> Another major criticism point has been that although the filter is claimed to stop certain materials, the underground rings dealing in such materials will not be affected. The filter might also provide a false sense of security for parents, who might supervise children less while using the Internet, achieving the exact opposite effect.{{original research inline|date=June 2013}} Cleanfeed is a responsibility of [[Stephen Conroy|Senator Conroy's]] portfolio.