Australian experts, academics, women’s safety organisations, child safeguarding agencies and prominent Australians have called on the Fed Gov to reverse its recent decision against implementing an age verification system to help protect children from exposure to p*rn 1/
In their letter to Communications Minister Michelle Rowland, the 43 signatories urge the Government to roll out a pilot program as soon as possible. 2/
Signatories include Robert Fitzgerald AM, Commissioner and Member of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, well-known authors and anti-violence campaigners Jess Hill, Chanel Contos and Grace Tame, 3/
leading child sexual exploitation investigator Jon Rouse, White Ribbon CEO Allan Ball, Professor Michael Salter, Katherine Berney, Executive Director of the National Women's Safety Alliance, Madonna King, author 'Saving Our Kids', 4/
internationally renowned author and psychologist Steve Biddulph and community leader Tim Costello.
"It is our strong view that the Government has allowed itself to be swayed by industry resistance to an age verification system…5/
Vested interests should not have been put before the wellbeing of children.
"The Government’s initiatives regarding respectful relationships and consent education, while welcome, cannot compete with the world’s largest department of education – the global p*rnography industry 6/
"In its response to eSafety’s roadmap report, the Government concluded: “The first duty of any Government is to protect its citizens from harm.” Actioning eSafety’s recommendation regarding a pilot program would demonstrate your Government is sincere in its stated concerns 7/
about the protection and safeguarding of our most vulnerable citizens.
"We urge the Government to re-evaluate its decision and proceed with a pilot program." 8/
You can read the open letter here >>
@MRowlandMP @AlboMP
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