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Lee speaks at Cyber Safety Picnic, Parramatta
Saturday 06 March 2010
Greens MP Lee Rhiannon, is speaking today at a rally at Parramatta Park designed to encourage parents to learn more about the government's net filter proposal and Cyber Safety.
Watch Lee address the crowd on YouTube
Lee said:
"The internet is an exciting vehicle which enables children to explore the world and accrue knowledge. The best seatbelt a parent can provide for their children's internet journey is to closely supervise and educate their kids about its risks," Ms Rhiannon said.
"The government's proposal to filter the internet will provide parents with a false sense of security and erode free speech.
"A filter is not the answer for concerned families. It's been shown to be ineffective and fraught with technical difficulties. And it will do little to prevent the dissemination of child pornography, which is mostly done via file sharing not on websites.
"The best gift we can hand children is the knowledge and power to help manage the way they negotiate the net, now and into the future.
"Australian children don't want to grow up in a world where their government controls an internet 'blacklist.' Handing Big Brother the power to determine what sites we can access is the thin edge of the wedge.
"My federal Greens colleagues will oppose the filter legislation when it comes before Senate," Ms Rhiannon said.
For more information: Lee Rhiannon - 0427 861 568.
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