It seems silly to rehash days-old news — critics have piled the heat on the Rudd government for even suggesting the idea of a compulsory Internet filtering system. Of course, there’s no doubting that the proposal is blatant censorship, putting us on the same pedestal as China, Iran, North Korea and whichever other country is making hopeful strides towards the Axis of Evil. There’s also the backlash: a sudden and fierce outcry encompassing everything from phone polls to esteemed journos. Yet is there hope of changing Rudd’s mind?
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