Green light for internet filter plans

Australian Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has announced that he will introduce "mandatory ISP-level filtering of Refused Classification (RC) –rated content."

-The filter will be based on URL filtering of a blacklist of between 1,000 and 10,000 URLs.

-The list of URLs will be based on the current ACMA blacklist, and will be supplemented by lists from international organisations (probably IWF).

-RC computer games will be excluded from mandatory filtering until the completion of the R18+ review.

-Additional funding will be available to encourage ISPs to offer voluntary filtering systems.