The Australian government is looking to put a kink in the hose of the Internet. Apparently they want to install a nationwide filter to reduce – god only knows. Well I do know, actually. The free flow of information. F that!
GetUp! has created a campaign to raise awareness, get people riled up, and stop the current administration from succeeding. In addition to this commercial, they’ve created a website and a modified search engine to illustrate the effects of censorship. They’re trying to raise money to run the spot on the airwaves to reach the masses. So check it out, get mad, and help them spread the word.
Sweet Jaysus – save us from the hand-wringing, squeamish moral police state, already. And by the way – I thought Australians (except for the Aboriginals) were descendants of criminals. Hey Australia – I had greater hopes for you than this.