Who will meet the costs of implementing mandatory ISP-level filtering?
Introduction of filtering by ISPs in other western democracies has been achieved without funding assistance from governments. There is no reason why Australia’s ISPs cannot do the same. The Government will explore measures to assist smaller ISPs to filter the RC Content list, where they cannot access a filtered wholesale or re-sold service. The ACMA will receive additional funding to enhance the security of the RC Content list and automate its distribution so that ISPs do not have to use manual methods for updating the list.
