ALIA Join Forces with Inspire Foundation, Google and Yahoo to Battle Senator Conroy’s Internet Filter

Senator Conroy’s internet filter has been the cause of much news and action from local residents and the world at large, most recently sparking attacks on government web sites. The filter itself seems mostly incomplete, and while it does filter bad web sites it can also block access to content that is otherwise legal — but it doesn’t block the worst material. The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) have teamed with the Inspire Foundation and both large search engines Google and Yahoo!, who have jointly released a statement to Senator Conroy regarding the internet filter