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Censorship and the Internet in Australia
17 March 2009
In the name of protecting children, the Australian government will decree we’ll be forbidden to see ‘unwanted’ and ‘inappropriate’ things on the web. But exactly what that means is a secret, and the thin end of the censorship wedge. ABC Radio National’s Background Briefing investigated the implications of the Federal Government’s proposed mandatory internet filtering scheme. You can listen to Wendy Carlisle’s excellent report from this MP3 link.
And the Sydney Morning Herald today reports that Australia’s communications regular, the ACMA, will fine people who post links to its website blacklist. Read the full article online.
thomas vesely
"...this conroy is insane and mendacious.ready to jump on any bandwagon that will enhance his profile.his address to the press club was without substance,his censorship policy ill considered.why do we have such second rate people in chharge of anything?as for mandatory censorship,its lack is what has made the internet the success that it is and thus the very reason that speeds are required.the banning of the details of the forbidden sites is a far cry from normal standards of democratic transparency.what is the agenda?keep the electorate stupid?but faster...."
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