Conroy shrugs off Internet Villain award

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    15 July 2009

    Conroy shrugs off Internet Villain award
    July 14, 2009 - 11:34PM

    Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has shrugged off his "Internet Villain of the Year" award for upsetting the internet industry and hampering its development, calling it misguided.

    The 11th annual Internet Industry Awards ceremony, held in London this week and hosted by the Internet Service Providers' Association, named Senator Conroy Internet Villain of the Year over the federal government's unpopular plans for an internet filter.