New spin on Conroy’s Complaint
Groups are emerging from everywhere to make sure that Conroy’s Complaint (internet censorship) doesn’t infect Australia. Here the piratical Brendan Molloy puts some counter-spin on the debate. Read more» …
Category: Censorship
Nutter casualty: freedom of speech
The first form of attack on their people by dictatorially-oriented regimes is to shut down freedom of speech. In Italy, after a nutter attacked the Prime Minister with a replica cathedral, the government is looking for new ways to control expression on t…
Cops use YouTube to keep kids safe online
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) are using YouTube to promote a ‘ThinkUKnow’ online safety initiative aimed at raising awareness of how to keep people safe online.Go to: http://www.youtube.com/ThinkuknowAUS Details on the UK-developed ThinkUKNow pro…
Filter aims for political deal?
Is the ISP-level internet filtering proposal a sop to secure a Senate preferances swap? One commentator thinks so, and lots of blog commentators agree with him.Read article »…
Electronics man warns of bracket creep
The Labor Government’s internet filtering plan is seriously flawed, says electronics engineer Arved Von Brasch. Even above technical problems, the reach of the existing ‘Refused Classification’ extends beyond child porn, and there’s enormous scope fo…
Google joins the freedom e-press
Google in Australia has come out strongly in support of freedom of the internet, criticising the Senator Conroy plan to restrict access by censoring at the ISP level, going “well beyond” restricitng just child sexual abuse material.Read more »…