Poll: Will the internet filter impact your vote?

By Brett Winterford on Jul 19, 2010 7:14 AM
Filed under Networking

Would you vote for a political party that supports the internet filter?

The Federal Government's recently postponed plan for an Internet content filter is opposed by a vocal segment of the Internet community. But now that Prime Minister Julia Gillard has called an August election, the key question is: "would it change your vote?"

iTnews is participating in an industry-wide poll to find out just how potent the filter is as an election issue. Already there has been some 30,000 odd votes counted.

Have your say by voting below.

Poll: Will the internet filter impact your vote?

19 comments in this discussion

"Brett, it seems your current posted figures for the poll may need some editing (I think No got more than 37 votes. . .) ;-)"

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Comments: 19

hellfire Jul 19, 2010 8:24 AM	Postponment is just putting it off and in reality it seems to be only for the time it would take to put it in place. This is just deceptive behaviour on Julia Gillard's part in order to fool us into thinking it will not happen. BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED. So for all us in the IT industry who care about having a free and uncensored internet, I urge you to VOTE FOR THE COALITION to see that there is no filter. Don't be fooled into voting for the Greens as a vote for them is just a vote for Labor by default.
darko Jul 19, 2010 9:23 AM	^Lies. A vote for the Greens is only a vote for Labour if the individual preferences Labour, and the Greens do not get enough votes to become one of the two highest-voted parties. If enough people vote Green, we can have a Green government with Bob Brown for PM. Failing that, Labour is the next best thing, because industry protest can destroy the filter, as can more greens in parliament in order to overturn the proposal. One should never consider the Liberals, as they are sexist, racist and religious.
umbria Jul 19, 2010 9:47 AM	Since the filter is policy for both ALP and coalition, their combined numbers will outweigh the Greens in both the House and the Senate. The filter is therefore not a reason to vote for the Greens, because their casting vote will only influence outcomes where the major parties have opposing positions. I would have thought that winding back the new debt that is now costing us $6 billion per year in interest and growing would be a more relevant consideration for our voting choice.
Flaschengeist Jul 19, 2010 9:54 AM	Is there anybody out there who can save us from the evil of political parties ?
ejobrien Jul 19, 2010 10:20 AM	There are more than two options in this election. I'd urge people to not vote for the ALP or the coalition, but instead to vote for a minor party. Be a bit original.
RDEFCON1 Jul 19, 2010 10:47 AM	@ejobrien Need to go further, EJ. Don't vote for the greens either. Time to vote for independent senators! Put every independent ahead of all party preferences.
Ace Jul 19, 2010 3:16 PM	I like it to (impact my vote), but quite frankly, there are bigger issues to be concerned about. However, I'd be more than a little peeved if Labor regained government and declared that this meant they have some kind of mandate to impose a filter.
btone Jul 19, 2010 3:43 PM	For the first time in 41 years I won't be using the Labor how to voting handouts. I will fill every square on the senate form (after packing a sandwich and thermos with strong coffee) and placing the greens first Liberals second last and Labor last. Thought about Family First in last place but they don't have intelligence compounding their position.
tel196 Jul 19, 2010 4:49 PM	I dont want the Filter but do want the NBN, I really dont want to have either as PM, time to look at all the independants and minor parties.
DazzaJ Jul 19, 2010 7:59 PM	Can't vote for Gillard as she is a liar and back stabber so likely to turn against all those that support her. Can't vote for green because they can't think for them selves and have already stated they support labour, therefore supporting filtering and web monitoring and tracking. Unfortunately only leaves the lib, which is the lessor of all evils.
ITrant Jul 19, 2010 8:29 PM	This election is pretty much the last chance for uncensored internet, fair use copyright, real action on the environment. Disenchantment with both sides lead to a significant vote for Greens in the UK. I truly hope the same happens here in Australia. Greens and right-thinking independents are the only choice for these important issues. Better check the credential of some of the posters here. The disinformation factor here is high.
BlastedUser Jul 19, 2010 9:08 PM	I'd go for the Greens then Labor. The Libs would be worse than Labor. At least with Gillard, we have a chance of not having Christian morals shoved down our throats and I'd rather not have a "stop everything" philosophy espoused by Abbott.
ejobrien Jul 20, 2010 9:10 AM	> Can't vote for Gillard as she is a liar and back stabber so likely to turn against all those that support her. The vast majority of polititians will do whatever is required to advance their own careers. If the situation was reversed I'm sure Kevin Rudd would have done the same thing here. The ALP changes leaders like they change their socks. This is nothing new. I'm not sure why everyone is getting so worked up over it. > Can't vote for green because they can't think for them selves and have already stated they support labour, therefore supporting filtering and web monitoring and tracking. Yes The Greens support the ALP to an extent, simply because the alternative is worse. However they don't support the filter. I'm not sure how much influence they will have, but I would expect that they will do whatever they can to try to stop it.
Alias2010 Jul 20, 2010 12:23 PM	I thought this was a discussion about Internet Filtering. As an IT expert, this Filter is definitely a dud policy and impossible to police. It will not prevent cyber bulling and access to copyright material.
realitybites Jul 20, 2010 1:36 PM	As an IT expert you should be fully aware of the debate concerning the filter and why it will not work. As an Australian citizen (and an IT expert) you should be aware of the policies of all the political parties concerning said filter. As an educated person (An IT expert) you should be able to understand the question: "Will the Internet filter impact your vote?" If I have made any incorrect assumptions with any of the above statements, please correct me.
Alias2010 Jul 20, 2010 2:15 PM	Realitybites, your assumption is correct and adds to my initial thought which was, no-one is discussing these issues in this topic.
realitybites Jul 20, 2010 2:57 PM	ok, now I see where you're coming from. I think the issues you mention are not being discussed because they have been done to death in other topic's/forums. People in the IT industry have already made up their minds on the filter I suspect and there is no real benefit starting another forum on such a subject when so many already exist. This thread is based on how it will affect the way people vote. That's just my perception on it of course and others will likely have different views.
Ice Jul 20, 2010 3:10 PM	this post is made a day after the poll was started . but i voted on the poll before the announcements made this morning by the libs. my vote was yes to the question because if you voted for labour you got the filter bad and the nbn which i think is good. but I feel more vindicated after this mornings announcement on how the libs plan to get the budget back in the black they 3 key points for me are kill the nbn cut education spending again after 11 yrs of it under the previous liberal government and cut spending on health which again is what the previous libs done
anonymous Jul 20, 2010 5:06 PM	Brett, it seems your current posted figures for the poll may need some editing (I think No got more than 37 votes. . .) ;-)