The terms 'internet censorship' and 'internet content regulation' tend to be used interchangeably when discussing sites that are likely to attract minors, depending on what the author or speaker is arguing.

In developing a policy we need to discuss both censorship, meaning blanket restrictions on particular types or categories of material (such as RC - refused classification, material in Australia), and content regulation (such as R rated internet content hosted in Australia, legal when hosted within a restricted access scheme, but illegal otherwise).

Secondly, in discussions of content regulation or censorship, terms such as illegal, obscene, harmful, offensive, and dangerous commonly occur, often with little distinction being made between the terms.

In the development of this policy, unless referring to a particular type of content or particular legislation, SAT will use the term 'problematic content' to discuss content which people may wish to censor or regulate.

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"It is not the function of Government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the Government from falling into error."

- Robert H. Jackson (1892-1954), U.S. Judge