At a time when banks are shedding IT roles by the dozen, it seems counter-intuitive that 83 per cent of the nation’s chief information officers should report they are confident about the future of their business to the extent that 45 per cent expect to hire IT staff in the first six months of the year. The question remains – is this a dead cat bounce?
Analysing tweets is a difficult, and potentially futile process, as hundreds of tweets on a trending topic can appear every minute. That said, it's not difficult to gauge the online opinion to the government's announcement of "all systems go for the blacklist. " Currently, #nocleanfeed is a trending topic, in other words it's a popular topic not just in Australia but in the worldwide Tweetverse.
Popular Australian comedian Chas Licciardello (@ChasLicc) from The Chaser tweeted "After the Govt censors the Internet how will we be able to describe all the acts that should be done to Conroy?". Others were less comedic and more direct, using either a variety of expletives to describe the move, or simply, in the case of @brittinboots, "ugh".
Early support has even begun for protests and marches, with @perrynfowler writing "Hey @KevinRuddPM, I vote and I disapprove of your #nocleanfeed filter, and I WILL march in the street against it". Many people have re-tweeted this, adding their support. @hedgemony wrote "Rudd government has lost my vote next election", with many others sharing the sentiment. Others have directly addressed the PM's Twitter account, for example @tigeri6 who has written, "@KevinRuddPM It is not the governments job to be moral dictators over what we can and can't see, nor should it ever be." Even international users are getting in on the act, with @nferno tweeting, "Not an Australian, but I support #nocleanfeed"
Users can even add a "Twibbon" to their Twitter avatar, which adds a "nocleanfeed" overlay. This can be done here. This is reminiscent of the 2009 Iranian Presidential Elections, in which Twitter users added a green overlay to their avatars in support of the Iranian public. Some avatars remain in this fashion.
The reaction from Twitter has been a very vocal one, and is in some ways a celebration of the uncensored voice of the Australian internet public. Everyone can have freedom of expression, something that is potentially under threat with Conroy's plan.
Michelle Thomas
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