Mere days after Google stuck it to the man and refused to continue censoring search results in China, the country has put IMDb.com on its list of inaccessible sites. [The Reg via TechRadar]
Mere days after Google stuck it to the man and refused to continue censoring search results in China, the country has put IMDb.com on its list of inaccessible sites. [The Reg via TechRadar]
Rod
Friday, January 15, 2010 at 12:07 AMThey’re probably just trying to limit the population’s exposure to Twilight… can you blame them?
Shane
Friday, January 15, 2010 at 7:17 AMAnd we see the future for Australia…god forbid that our children might be able to “read” about R+ movies on the internet as well, let alone watch them…I wonder how long YouTube will last…
warcroft
Friday, January 15, 2010 at 1:27 PMAlthough Chinas filter is all about control I believe Australias filter is lining us up for subscription based internet.
You pay certain amounts to access particular packages. . . much like Pay TV.
Filter a bunch of shit now, then down the road say “we will give you access to the sites for x amount.
Reece McPherson
Friday, January 15, 2010 at 3:38 PMMan, Autralia is being hit with another bad idea.
Good to see Politics living up to its name.