Greens demand answers on net censorship plan
As we saw during today’s live Senate broadcast, Senator Conroy is still dodging questions about his plan to censor the web. Thankfully Scott Ludlam isn’t having any of it. In a press release issued this evening by the Greens, they warn there are too many unanswered questions about the government’s internet filtering scheme. “We still...
Conroy worst Comms Minister in 15 years: IINet chief Michael Malone
Managing director of iiNet, Michael Malone, says Stephen Conroy ‘is the worst Communications Minister we’ve had in the 15 years since the [internet] industry has existed.’ Check out Asher Moses’ article for more.
Live: Ludlam to question Conroy on filtering 2:30PM today
Update 5:40PM. Watch Conroy dodge questions below: Update 3:21PM. Transcript thanks to Hoyden About Town. Update 2:39PM: Conroy says he’ll block illegal and other ‘unwanted’ material. Ludlam asks what is unwanted as well as other good questions. They are to be answered. Senator Scott Ludlam will be raising the issue of mandatory ISP filtering with...
Live filtering trial to leave ISPs in the lurch (and what else the EOI tells us)
A certain Senator in Canberra is hoping for a miracle this Christmas. That’s the only conclusion I can come to when I read that the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy expects their live ISP filtering trial to begin before the end of the year. Preferably before 24 December 2008 to be precise....
Monday media wrap up: All aboard the filtering fact train, business pinch & hypocrisy
Here’s a couple Monday filtering coverage recaps for those who missed them. First up Mark Newton writes in his article for ABC Online that it’s not surprising that filtering advocates who misunderstand technology get the facts wrong when Conroy himself has ‘blazed a trail of such colossal blinding wrongness.’ “In my observation, it’s obvious that...
Details of live ISP trial released, EOI sought
Latest on filtering: DBCDE is officially calling Expressions of Interest from ISPs interested in taking part in a live filtering trial. Documents relating to the pilot are available from their website. I’ll aim to cover them later this evening, but if you have any input of your own please feel free to email me. DBCDE...
Watch Stateline’s piece on games classification
Hey folks, hope your weekend is coming along nicely. Here’s Stateline South Australia’s piece on introducing an R18+ classification for video games. They speak with Michael Atkinson, Elizabeth Handsley from Young Media Australia, and some gamers. Watch below thanks to No Censorship Australia: News out of this weeks SCAG meeting is that they will soon...
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Thursday wrap up: Henson aftermath, NZ on filtering, ALP form letters
With so much of my time devoted to filtering, I haven’t had much of a chance to post about all the other stuff going on. Here’s a wrap up: Art exhibitions: At a SCAG meeting today in Brisbane, NSW Attorney-General John Hatzistergos asked censorship ministers to ‘clarify and streamline the National Classification Scheme as it...
Latest censored adult DVDs
Refused-Classification.com writes that Australian Rosie Finnish Erotica #3 has been cut to meet an X18+ classification after being refused classification back in September. Double Vision 2 has also been cut to get an X18+ rating, while Killer Grip #4 has been refused classification. Why? R-C doesn’t know and to tell you the truth, nor do...
GetUp! one step closer to entering filtering fight?
People have been asking for some time now whether GetUp! will be entering the ring in the fight against net censorship down under. Well today we may be that one step closer to knowing. GetUp! has published a story from Colin Jacobs of EFA and that’s a good sign they are interested. In his article...
