Government cyber-safety to go ahead despite slowing down broadband speeds.

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Championed by digital minister Stephen Conroy, the move will put the onus for filtering on internet service providers such as Telstra, iinet and Optus.

The new cyber-safety measures include:

1. Introduction of mandatory ISP-level filtering of Refused Classification (RC)–rated content.

2. A grants program to encourage the introduction of optional filtering by Internet Service Providers, to block additional content as requested by households.

3. An expansion of the cyber-safety outreach program run by the Australian Communications and Media Authority and the Cyber-Safety Online Helpline – to improve education and awareness of online safety.

via mUmBRELLA.

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