Aust Govt to Continue with Net Filtering Law
The Australian government has announced it will press on with its controversial plan to implement mandatory ISP-level internet filtering, after declaring the pilot trial a success.
Obviously there’s a lot of outrage at the government’s decision to plough ahead with its plans.
Some limits, like child pornography are obvious, but moving to a mandatory ISP filtering regime which includes politically controversial sites like pro-euthanasia sites, the Government will be stifling debate about these topics by restricting access to the sides of the argument they disagree with.
Back in May when the ACMA blacklist leaked to Wikileaks, it was made clear that only 32% of blocked sites were related to child porn. The other 68% included legitimate sites, YouTube videos and political sites.
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http://apcmag.com/testing-of-conroys-internet-filter-was-flawed-expert-.htm
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http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Content_And_Downloads/Industry/F8K8X4K2
Australian Websites fade to black in censorship protest
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http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/websites-fade-to-black-in-censorship-protest-20100126-mvsw.html
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/26/2801759.htm
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http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/google-baulks-at-conroys-call-to-censor-youtube-20100211-ntm0.html
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http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/02/pakistan-iran-australia-lets-censor-google.ars
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/16/google_yahoo_australia_firewall/
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8517829.stm
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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/stephen-conroy-and-us-at-odds-on-net-filter/story-e6frg996-1225846614780
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