Glenn Wheeler from 'The Morning Show' and writer Flip Shelton joined us today to discuss Internet censorship as planned by the Federal Government.

Telecommunications Minister Stephen Conroy has announced a plan for mandatory filters to protect children from offensive material online.

If successful, internet service providers will provide clean feeds to houses and schools that are free of pornography and inappropriate material.

Hosts: Flip, the Internet is essential for your work. Are you happy to have it censored?

Flip: It is a big can of worms. We need to get the parameters right. Once we talk about censorship - what I would like to see - the Government sorted out the spam issue. What was that?

I am happy to have it censored ...

What the Government should be concentrating their efforts on is the issue of spam because it is something that is clearly defined. We should sort that out before we get into the grey area.

Hosts: Glenn, are you in favour of this?

Glenn: The spam exercise, if the Government is going to get serious about proper censoring, getting the parameters right is a big issue. Spam - it's just - I can't understand why we haven't already addressed this issue of spam. There is way, way too much of it. If it controls the violence and the pornography side of things for kids, terrific. Parents who want to opt out, opt out. That is not too hard.

Hosts: What if it slows down your system?

Glenn: That is another issue.

Hosts: Are you still prepared to pay the price for that?

Glenn: I am not prepared to sacrifice speed for that. We put men on the moon.Surely we can filter the important and the - the porn and violence and maintain high speed.