Blacklist costs could beat filter

Today the costs of running a blacklist were made clear, showing that the filter could be a very expensive operation.

When a URL is submitted to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) it will cost between $173 and $685 per item to investigate, regardless of whether it is "refused classification" or not.

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This sort of blank cheque approach is disturbing. The ACMA might grow large earning their management higher incomes but if all this money is not actually stopping real harm to children what is the point?