It seems likely that mandatory filtering Labor-style won’t survive as a policy no matter who gets elected, and that’s good news. But as detestable as Labor’s policy was, it could be much, much worse. Family First has an even more extreme proposal that includes making users pay directly for a compulsory filter. More »
Stephen Conroy was on The 7PM project last night defending his mandatory internet filter. Seriously, if that guy says child pornography one more time, I’m gonna go crazy. More »
All Giz readers know that there are two major battles being waged between government and geeks across the country: the mandatory internet filter and an R18+ rating for video games. But how will one affect the other? Luke over at Kotaku contacted the minister to find out, and the good news is that it’s not all bad news for gamers… More »
There have been countless logical arguments against the mandatory internet filter being pushed on us by the Rudd government, but few of them have had the serious weight behind them that Google does. And now Google has joined forces with Yahoo!, the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and the Inspire Foundation to propose some core principles for a safer internet (without Government filtering), as well as publishing their submission to the Government’s consultation process. More »
Obviously there’s a lot of debate outrage at the government’s decision to plough ahead with its plans to filter the internet. But there are some responses coming from both political parties and academics that are obligatory reading for anyone wanting to stay informed about the issue. More »
Bing is so good at finding porn and displaying it that Microsoft will serve all the adult-oriented content from a specific domain. That way, according to their blog, it will be a lot easier to filter: More »
No idea from which back corner of the web this internet meme has come from, but it worked for Watchmen, so it will almost definitely work for the proposed ISP internet filtering scheme that the Rudd government keeps pushing. More »
Thankfully many of the people down under have their heads the right way around – Australia’s proposed censorship regime has been toppled by mass political opposition, which blocked any legislation required to start the scheme.
AU: Um, this article isn’t actually correct. Although Senator Xenophon has announced he will be voting against the filter, and Labor really needs his vote to push it through, that doesn’t mean it’s dead. There are still plenty of ways that the Government could push this through, so put that champagne away and keep fighting for your online freedoms.
If you want more details on why this isn’t over yet, hit the EFA website.
