Australian Govt's Plan to Censor the Internet is 'Stricter than Iran'

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http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9821/A...o+Censor+the+Internet+is+'Stricter+than+Iran'

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 10:09 AM CDT
Now reportedly silencing those critical of its plan to filter the Internet of "offensive" and illegal material. I've mentioned before how the Australian govt is moving ahead with plans to have ISPs filter porn and other internet content deemed inappropriate for children despite findings that they aren't effective and reportedly degrade connection speeds by an alarming 86%. Now comes word that the office of the Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, is trying to silence critics of the plan after one of his advisors wrote an “intimidating” email to Mark Newton, an engineer at the ISP Internode, who criticized the plan on the Whirlpool broadband community forum by saying it would not work and could even enable child abuse. “In your capacity as a board member of the IIA (Internet Industry Association) I would like to express my serious concern that a IIA member would be sending out this sort of message,” the email from Mr Conroy’s advisor Belinda Dennett read. “I have also advised (IIA chief executive) Peter Coroneos of my disappointment in this sort of irresponsible behaviour.
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See the article for more ....
 
Bozos! (Can say this - I'm Australian:D) The nanny mentality. Getting as bad as the UK. Send them Poison Ivy, she'll sort out their internetz...
 
I think its all the sheep porn they download. My half-boet is one of dem sheep shaggers and I see how he eyes out our Karoo mutton when ever he is here. Ewe ...
 
This is being done for the MPAA/RIAA or whatever the local Australian subsidiaries are.
Secondly it allows the government to monitor critics.

However, I'm sure they will pull a 'think of the children' line. Filtering the interenet is stupid. They should rather go after websites which host dangerous content - and by that I really only mean child pr0nography and perhaps phishing sites. Even Al Quada sites shouldn't be shut down as at least it allows the authorities the opportunity to monitor the messages being posted there. There is no other reason why the government (any government) should interfere in the running of the internet.

The real deal here are the music and videos you folks download. That's what's it all about.
 
And I thought Iran was bad.... and Iran is very very bad.... :D
 
cbrunsdonza said:
No, he lives in the Outback - Hay, NSW - where men are men and sheep are nervous ... and I must say thats propably why all their jackaroo's are all Kiwis.

I told him last time that "bahh" means "no".
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silly :D
 
Double standards at play again... the MSM will ignore this and look on while the rights of Australians get trampled on.

But hey as long as they keep on about how evil Iran is we'll be safe.
 
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I doubt you'll see anybody stoned to death as punishment in Aus though. :o
 
Saw this article earlier and didnt read it.

Its nonsense man. It will die a happy death.
 
cbrunsdonza said:
No, he lives in the Outback - Hay, NSW - where men are men and sheep are nervous ... and I must say thats propably why all their jackaroo's are all Kiwis.

I told him last time that "bahh" means "no".
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Then plainly he's looking at Karoo sheep in a purely professional capacity :)
 
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