Mandatory filter will block RC
After being as indecisive as a teenage girl choosing what to wear on prom night, Senator Conroy has settled on what classification category will be banned by under the mandatory filter (the one you can’t opt out of). According to IT News, Conroy’s office stated that ‘mandatory ISP-level filtering will only apply to RC content...
Only 32% of current ACMA blacklist is child abuse material
In response to Senate questions, ACMA admitted this evening that their current blacklist contains only 32% child abuse material. During a Senate Standing Legislation Committee for Environment, Communications & the Arts, they revealed that the list contains 51% refused classification material (which includes child abuse material), meaning the other 49% is rated X18+ or less....
Conroy sacked…
Well at least according to Whirlpool. Or if you believe ZDNet he’s still the minister but has scrapped the filter. Visit Overclockers though and you’ll see it’s already in action. Heck, I’m just glad we’re finally getting net licenses.
Interview: Tech Wired chats to Mark Newton about the live trial
Ben Grubb over at Tech Wired AU has another excellent interview with Mark Newton about filtering, in particular the call for ISPs to particpate in a live trial. Mark says the Technical Testing Framework released yesterday is one of the most sloppily written documents he’s seen coming out of the government and thinks the EOI...
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...
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“?...