If you haven’t heard about the Australian Federal Governments Internet Censorship trial, then you probably should find out about it because it will effect what you can see, what you can hear and how fast your internet connection will be.

The plan is that the Federal Government will regulate what internet traffic and material can be served to the Australian people via their internet connection. Basically whatever the Government deems ‘inappropriate’ will be blocked, and this is done by simply adding any ‘unwanted’ site to a secret blacklist.

Testing has already begun on systems that will slow our internet by up to 87%, make it more expensive, miss the vast majority of inappropriate content and accidentally block up to 1 in 12 legitimate sites. Our children deserve better protection – and that won’t be achieved by wasting millions on this deeply flawed system.

GetUp – an independent, grass-roots community advocacy organisation which gives everyday Australians opportunities to get involved and hold politicians accountable on important issues – has recently released this video spoof that they plan to air on television programs that the politicians themeselves watch, in the hope that it will prompt them to think twice about approving any legislation that will allow the Federal Government to implement their plan.

I love it, and I hope it will educate and help people understand how absurd the idea is.

If you like what you see, and agree that the Internet should not be filtered by the Federal Government, please visit the GetUp campaign for more information on how you can help: GetUp Censordyne campaign