Waving signs and chanting "Shame", hundreds rallied at Sydney's Town Hall to protest Senator Conroy's proposed internet filters.
on Dec 14 2008 9:59PM
"No Internet Filter": protesters rallied under a banner from the Digital Liberty Coalition.
Protesters waved placards as speakers addressed the rally.
"Epic Protest": Some protesters made posters referring to internet culture.
"Who controls the past controls the future": This protester's shirrt refers to George Orwell's '1984'.
This protester, dressed as the "Minister for Slowband", said that "one guy in a suit is worth five of these rabblerousers in t-shirts from the internet."
"No internet censorship": Protesters rallied under a banner from the Digital Liberty Coalition.
"Censorship on the internets": Pictures of Senator Conroy appeared on many placards and posters.
"Free speech is worth a fortune": but Senator Conroy's proposed internet filters will cost $44.2 million.
Members of the Raelian church, who believe that technology is essential to human evolution, attended the protest in force.
"Don't Tread On Me": one protester carried a flag from the American Revolution.
"Kevin84: Thoughtcrime": Another protester references George Orwell's dystopian '1984', in which free speech is banned.
"Free people, free speech": Sam Russell from the Digital Liberty Coalition waits to address the crowd.
Founding members of the Australian Sex Party attended the rally. "We'll be running in the next Senate election," one member told iTnews.
"Ruddgrad": this poster likens the internet filters to censorship in Soviet regimes.
"Mr Conroy, shall we burn books too?"
Protesters wore black gags to protest against being silenced.
"9/11 was an inside job": Some protesters had widely divergent views on other matters.
"No Internet Filter": protesters rallied under a banner from the Digital Liberty Coalition.