Optus to launch filter later this month as Internode says no

Optus has confirmed they’ll be the third internet provider in Australia to switch on a voluntary filter, as rival Internode re-affirmed their position on the scheme.

In a statement yesterday, an Optus spokesperson confirmed the telco would soon switch on the filter, and that like Telstra and CyberOne it too will be based off Interpol’s list of child abuse websites.

Interpol’s list is used by a number of organisations across the world as a basis for websites which should be filtered because of the strict criteria which is required to be met before a site is added to the list — in other words, assurance that sites that are blocked aren’t influenced by politics or other external forces — via redwolf.newsvine.com