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Breaking news: on ABC News 24 right now Abbott just said he doesn't support a filter and got the policy wrong.
by tomflack 13y ago
Breaking news: on ABC News 24 right now Abbott just said he doesn't support a filter and got the policy wrong.
- maxden 13y agohttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-05/no-internet-filter-says-turnbull/4939156 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-05/no-internet-filter-say... "The correct position is that the Coalition will encourage mobile phone and internet service providers to make available software which parents can choose to install on their own devices to protect their children from inappropriate material." === Sounds more reasonable if accurate.
- tomflack 13y agoIt's indeed VERY different to "opt-out" as they had stated. What a mistake!
- damncabbage 13y ago"Mistake". It was likely just testing the waters.
- jacques_chester 13y agoThat's actually the policy they had when they were last in government. It had very low takeup.
- shadowmint 13y ago"We had no intention of accidentally releasing this policy decision so close to an election. We will correct the version online immediately with our temporary watered down version until we've won." great.