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Rudd’s mandatory ISP filter will be used to censor video games

Asher Moses at The Sydney Morning Herald reports that a spokesperson for Senator Conroy has confirmed that ISP filtering will be used to block access to downloadable games, flash-based web games and sites which sell physical copies of games that do not meet the MA15+ standard, the highest game classification in Australia. Moses writes: This...

IEAA to fight for R18+ games rating in 2008

Introducing an R18+ rating for games is a priority for Ron Curry, the newly appointed CEO of the Interactive Entertainment Association of Australia. In an interview with The Age, Ron said that the association has not yet had the opportunity to meet with the Rudd Government to discuss the issue, but stressed the real blockade...