Aussie Minister 'backtracks' on Internet Censoship

gballard writes: After the constant furore raised by rights groups, ISPs and concerned citizens over the Australian Government's planned 'internet filter', it seems that Australia Communications Minister Stephen Conroy is finally backing down. In a recent interview, the Minister conceded that many of the sites blocked by the filter were legitimate businesses (including, in one case, a Queensland dentist's homepage) and changed his story on whether the planned filter would restrict 'Refused Classification' websites or use the broader (and more vague) criterion of 'prohibited'. It's a positive step, but as the article above suggests, at the moment it's only one crack in the defences of a censorship plan with broad ramifications for Australian internet users.