No porn in Australia!

   Freedom of expression is a liberty that apparently only is true for Americans.  Porn throughout the US is primarily considered freedom of expression, unless it is obscene, and despite some peoples dislike is allowed.  The Internet, being the huge source for it, is therefore mildly regulated as to not infringe on peoples rights.  In Australia the views are quite different though as stated by this blog, http://incoherently.net/archives/2006/03/23/gagging-the-internet/.

   The government is currently looking at a labor plan to force Internet service providers to filter out porn and violence.  If this is done it will only create black-markets for it and woun't be effective seeing as how the net is global.  The law would only be able to regulate the porn, or sites, in Australia and just hinder their economy by eliminating any revenues made in the porn industry.  Sex, and therefore porn, is basic human instinct and to regulate it seems nuts.  If this laws is passed it could also give anti-porn activists more to use against the porn industry globally and eventually spread the ban globally!  Before this law is passed the government needs to look at it from a broader perspective and step into reality!