censorship
Games
11:56AM Nick Broughall | The gimped Australian videogames rating system has struck again, with Left 4 Dead 2 being forced to edit out a heap of stuff to get an MA15+ rating. David at Kotaku has a full run down of exactly what’s been edited out, plus a way that you can put it back in (on the demo, at least) with a simple bit of file editing. More »
The Aussie Left 4 Dead 2 Censorship Detailed On Kotaku
11:56AM Nick Broughall | The gimped Australian videogames rating system has struck again, with Left 4 Dead 2 being forced to edit out a heap of stuff to get an MA15+ rating. David at Kotaku has a full run down of exactly what’s been edited out, plus a way that you can put it back in (on the demo, at least) with a simple bit of file editing. More » 
Online
China Accuses Google Of Unfair Censorship
7:40PM Adrian Covert | China’s state-run newspaper, People’s Daily, is accusing Google of unfairly censoring it’s online book section from search results, calling it “revenge” because they published a story questioning Google’s book-scanning practices along with possible copyright issues. My friends, this is rich. More »
Software
China Scales Back Fight Against Online Dissent, Boobs
11:28PM John Herrman | China’s initiative to install a suspiciously opinionated, prudish Green Dam software filter on all new PCs has been chopped off at the knees, so it’ll only affect “Internet cafes, schools and other public places”. Join me in hollow celebration! More »
Games
4:16PM Nick Broughall | David over at Kotaku is pointing out that the OFLC has refused classification to the RPG Risen, based on the fact the game contains “sexual activity and drug use related to incentives or rewards.” More »
Another Game Gets Refused Classification in Australia
4:16PM Nick Broughall | David over at Kotaku is pointing out that the OFLC has refused classification to the RPG Risen, based on the fact the game contains “sexual activity and drug use related to incentives or rewards.” More »
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3:27PM Nick Broughall | Like we needed more proof that Conroy’s mandatory filter is a complete waste of time and money – ARN has reported that one of the ISPs involved in the trial – Nelson Bay Online – had just 15 people opt in, or about one percent of their customers. Yeah, that’s a surefire way to get some useful information, right there. More »
One Mandatory Filter Trial ISP Only Had 15 Customers Opt In…
3:27PM Nick Broughall | Like we needed more proof that Conroy’s mandatory filter is a complete waste of time and money – ARN has reported that one of the ISPs involved in the trial – Nelson Bay Online – had just 15 people opt in, or about one percent of their customers. Yeah, that’s a surefire way to get some useful information, right there. More »
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The Official Reason AT&T Blocked 4Chan
2:09AM Matt Buchanan | Fresh from the Mouth of AT&T, who like his Lord of the Rings counterpart, wears creepy masks at inappropriate times is AT&T’s official reason they blocked 4chan. It was, as suspected, blamed on a DDoS attack from that IP address: More »
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Why Did AT&T Block 4Chan?
10:59PM Matt Buchanan | It’s indisputable at this point that AT&T blocked 4chan—what’s 4chan, you ask?—the cesspool that has spawned some of the internet’s greatest memes, like LOLCATs. We hear it’s because of a massive DDoS attack emanating from that IP address. More »
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9:30AM Nick Broughall | Here’s another reason to want to kick Senator Conroy in his manjunk – According to a report by Asher Moses in the SMH, he’s apparently decided to turn his already stupid compulsory web filter against gamers by blocking websites hosting or selling games that are rated above the maximum MA15+ for games in Australia. More »
Now The Government Wants To Censor Mature Games…
9:30AM Nick Broughall | Here’s another reason to want to kick Senator Conroy in his manjunk – According to a report by Asher Moses in the SMH, he’s apparently decided to turn his already stupid compulsory web filter against gamers by blocking websites hosting or selling games that are rated above the maximum MA15+ for games in Australia. More »
Networks
Nokia, Siemens Helped Iran Rig Networks For Government Control
4:00AM John Herrman | The role of the internet in Iran’s recent unrest has been stunning; so too have been the regime’s efforts to minimise it. Luckily for the government, Iran’s networks are rigged for suppression, courtesy of Nokia and Siemens. More »
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