Archive for July, 2008
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Morning shows are the masters of two things: Jumping to conclusions, and whipping up a moral frenzy over absolutely nothing. Their big mum audience is perfect for generating coffee cup outrage all day long.
This morning Sunrise 'family expert' Dr Michael Carr-Gregg got stuck into a new fishnet flaunting Barbie doll. ...
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Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Amnesty International Australia is launching a social media campaign aimed at getting Australian bloggers to unite and support their Chinese counterparts who have been banned or imprisoned by the Chinese government for expressing their right to freedom of speech online.
Sophie Peer from Amnesty says a lot of Australian's are concerned ...
Posted in Fighting Censorship | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
The ACMA has approved the Internet Industry Association's new Content Services Code. It was required because of changes made to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 last year. The biggest of those changes was probably the new prohibition on MA15+ content delivered via Internet or a mobile services, unless it was ...
Posted in Censorship Policy, Internet Censorship | No Comments »
Monday, July 14th, 2008
South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson is what most people consider a dickhead (and that's by folks who vote for him). Gamers and anyone opposed to censorship aren't so kind. They know he's been blocking an R18+ classification for video games for years.
Why? Atkinson swears blue children will be harmed by ...
Posted in Game Censorship, Politicians and Prudes | 10 Comments »
Sunday, July 13th, 2008
She doesn't consider herself to be a moral crusader, but Hetty Johnston does consider herself to be the Mary Whitehouse and Fred Nile of our time. Well, 'probably' at least. Hetty told the Courier Mail she doesn't like to think about it:
Is she a moral crusader? Our age's Fred Nile ...
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
In what might be the most high profile game ban since GTA III, Fallout 3 has been refused classification for its realistic drug use.
Australian Gamer obtained the Classification Board's report. Here's a small snippet:
Encouraging drug use? In a game, sure, but in real life? Get off it. If the Government ...
Posted in Game Censorship | 1 Comment »
Sunday, July 6th, 2008
Rumor around the gaming community is that Fallout 3 has been refused classification in Australia because it contains drug use. A user on the GameSpot forums says a friend who works for the 'OFLC' had revealed to them that Fallout 3 has been banned for its in-game use of morphine.
Under ...
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Okay, we all know the only reason News.com.au published a story about a former AbbyWinters (NSFW) model and current contestant on Channel Nine's The Farmer Wants A Wife is because the mention of boobs is a surefire click booster. At the end of the day it's her business if she ...
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Police have warned that organisations protesting during World Youth Day events will need to have placards, banners and t-shirts pre-approved. If they don't, they risk losing their right to protest according SMH:
During a meeting with two leading victims groups yesterday, senior police said protesters would also have to include details ...
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
A laboratory trial of the Government's ISP filter has finished and a report is now in Senator Conroy's hands. Conroy's office says it's too early to comment on the Tassie trial, but we do know live field trials are next and that letters circulating suggest the Government plans to ...
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