An open letter to Australian Women Online about their support of ISP filtering
Those that support mandatory ISP filtering (there’s one or two) often do so because they simply don’t understand how filtering works and believe it’s a solution to protecting our children from the risks they face when using the Internet. There’s also those that do so because they would benefit financially from filtering being mandated and...
Three ISP heads say filtering won’t work
Telstra Media’s Justin Milne, Internode’s Simon Hackett and iiNet’s Michael Malone all have their say on ISP filtering in this video. They detail technical, legal and ethical reasons why ISP-level filtering won’t work. Three majors sinking their teeth in. Ouch. I do have one small criticism though and it’s to do with Michael Malone’s comment...
EFA launches R18+ game classification campaign
EFA has just launched their new R18+ for games campaign website, R18games.com. An R18+ classification would require the unanimous support of all Attorneys-General, and in the past moves to change the current classification have been blocked on the vote of a single state Attorney-General. EFA is now sponsoring a campaign to have the R18+ classification...
Morning wrap up: Mark Newton’s opinion piece
Check out Mark Newton’s article The Perplexing Internet Debate. In it Mark writes: In the past, politicians have been able to monopolise the debate by having disproportionate access to media. Not so for Mr Conroy, who has been so thoroughly discredited by the controversy that his press office has refused to comment to media outlets...
Conroy chucks tantrum as opposition to filtering increases
The Age writes that the ALP’s mandatory filtering scheme now faces a concerted backlash by the internet industry and opposition senators. Conroy has hit back though! He says he will accept some debate (yep some) around what should and should not be on the internet and that he’s not a wowser. Rewind. “Accept some debate“?...
Tech Wired interview EFA’s Colin Jacobs
Ben Grubb has interviewed EFA’s Colin Jacobs. Colin heads up the NoCleanFeed campaign for EFA and you’ve no doubt heard him on the radio today if you’ve been listening. Listen here.
Video: ISP filtering and protecting children online
One of my regular readers, Sean The Blogonaut, has posted part one of his three part video series on ISP filtering and protecting children online. As Sean stresses, education and policing are the keys to protecting children, not filtering. Watch below or here.
Conroy’s office responds to filtering ‘fears’
Breaking: More BS from Conroy’s office. Read here. Sunrise: How does the senator respond to accusations by Sunrise viewers that this is a threat to free speech/democracy? Conroy’s Office: This is not an argument about free speech. As I have already said, we have laws about the sort of material that is acceptable across all...
Video: EFA interview on Channel Seven’s Morning Show
Here’s Dale Clapperton’s interview with the Morning Show on Channel 7 form this morning. Also: Sunrise video here (including phone poll). You’ve got to watch this. Kochie has no clue.
Comic: Have Your Bunny Repeatedly
A comic strip thanks to First Dog On The Moon, Crikey and EFA: http://www.haveyourbunnyrepeatedly.com/
A letter against filtering from a concerned Christian mother
This letter from a concerned Christian parent is a quality read. While Senator Conroy would like to make out only illegal porn peddlers and terrorists are opposed to net censorship, it’s letters like these that show no matter what your religion, race, age or sex, mandatory ISP filtering will have a negative effect on you...
McDonalds free WiFi to be filtered
McDonalds new free in store WiFi service will be filtered according to Australian IT. They’ll be deploying Earthwave’s Clean Pipes service to offer a ‘Family Friendly’ and secure net service. Makes sense given Macca’s is a private family friendly restaurant. Earthwave chief executive Carlo Minassian says: “The policy includes more than 100 pre-defined categories, as...
