an interesting article in today's paper about the government proposal to filter hard core porn on the internet:
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/opposition-grows-to-internet-filter-20100224-p3ma.html
Quote from the newspaper article: "Despite the vocal opposition, McNair Ingenuity research released a fortnight ago found support for the filter running at 80 per cent."
From all the rants on the internet, it sounds like most people oppose internet filtering or hard core porn, but it turns out to be only a small minority. Maybe it shows that 20% of the population either make money out of, or consume hard core porn. Depressing thought, huh?
On the other hand, Apple is removing explicit material from its iPhone/iTouch app store:
the obvious conclusion is that Apple want to make sure that when they release the new iPad next month, it doesn't get publicity for being a porn device. They clearly also believe that 80% of the population don't want the porn, so commercial reality makes them clean it up.
Its a pity some of the media who oppose internet filtering and therefore support internet porn aren't exposed to the same commercial (let alone moral) realities.
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