Conroy's had a big day.

Net filters a 'modest measure': Conroy

The federal government's plan to bring in a mandatory internet filter is a modest regulatory measure that will combat illegal activity, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy says.

In a speech to The Sydney Institute yesterday, Senator Conroy again defended the plan against opponents who believe it is akin to censorship.

Link: SMH

Poll results are telling. 2% think it's a good idea. The other 98% are split between "radical like China's" on 28% and "unnecessary" at 70%. This is 28000 plus votes.

Given that the Government couldn't care less whether people want the filter or not, polls are a bit of a waste of time. If only 2% of people actually want this crap it makes it a very expensive proposition. Imagine if we made those 2% of people pay the hundreds of