Why did the Government cease providing free PC filters when ISP filtering will not be available until 2011?
The PC filter program experienced low take-up and very low ongoing use. It was therefore closed to new users six months earlier than originally planned. Only around 12.5 per cent of the approximately two million households with dependent children and an internet connection are estimated to have tried one of these filters, and less than one per cent of these households continue to use their filters. Australian families continue to have access to a range of filter products currently available on the market. Some PC filters are available free-of-charge so it does not make sense for the Government to continue to fund PC filters. Support for existing PC filter users will continue to 30 June 2010 as planned.
