Australia to censor internet

Lamont Cranston · 01.02.2008, 05:19 PM

Using "think of the children!" as a cover, Dear Leader Kevin Rudd and Commissar for Communications Stephen Conroy will be implementing mandatory filtering of 'inappropriate' material.
As the Howard government demonstrated with their sweeping anti-terrorism laws, we can trust our government with vast unrestrained power.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/30...-the-internet/
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599...28-421,00.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...31/2129471.htm
http://www.grods.com/post/1775/
The Australia Institute discussion paper this is being based on: http://www.tai.org.au/documents/dp_fulltext/DP53.pdf
You'd be mad to think anything critical of our treatment of Aboriginals, our policy towards East Timor & West Papua, or a thousand other topics just might be put on the block list.

Can't imagine the Liberal/National coalition voting against this on account of they fucking hate civil liberties; this has been a key policy of Family First since they managed to sneak a man into the senate; that leaves Greens, Nick Xenophon and any rebellious Labor senators. Oh joy.

Torn Curtain · 01.02.2008, 05:31 PM

That's crazy.

floatingslowly · 01.02.2008, 07:43 PM

NI HAO MA?

ALIEN ANAL · 01.02.2008, 09:24 PM

fuck off

terminal pharmacy · 01.02.2008, 10:02 PM

reactionary bullshit, the parents should be censoring their childrens internet usage as my brother does with his kids not the government. you can always get around these things though by using proxys and tunnels.

ZEROpumpkins · 01.03.2008, 01:28 AM

Wait, what the fuck!?! Why the fuck are they doing this? That is so fucked up, seriously.

Lamont Cranston · 01.03.2008, 03:55 AM

Now I know what you Yanks feel like when you have the Religious Right dictating policy

Tokolosh · 01.03.2008, 03:58 AM

I wouldn't worry to much about it. Where there's a will, there's a way.

✌➬ · 01.03.2008, 04:00 AM

Tokolosh I wouldn't say that, we Americans have been trying so hard yet we are going nowhere.

Tokolosh · 01.03.2008, 04:14 AM

You make it sound as if we Europeans have it all figured out.

✌➬ · 01.03.2008, 04:19 AM

Well it is better than America, where the right-wingers have made it seem that if you have an original thought you are the devil.

edit- By the way I am not sure how bad it is for you European.

Tokolosh · 01.03.2008, 04:27 AM

"You obviously don't know me".

ZEROpumpkins · 01.03.2008, 04:28 AM

Tokolosh, save us!

01.03.2008, 04:34 AM

Does this mean that I won't be able to bully gmku anymore?

✌➬ · 01.03.2008, 04:34 AM

Isn't he American?

Cantankerous · 01.03.2008, 04:35 AM

you know what, i'm not even go on my fucking censorship rant because it would take 20 minutes to type. i'm just gonna say that you people are ASS BACKWARDS and leave it at that.

Tokolosh · 01.03.2008, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ZEROpumpkins

Tokolosh, save us!

From what? Male white corporate oppression?

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Originally Posted by ✌➬

Isn't he American?

With that haircut and colour!
Never!!!

01.03.2008, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by ✌➬

Isn't he American?

Ops!

✌➬ · 01.03.2008, 04:38 AM

I want to be Euro-thrash.

ZEROpumpkins · 01.03.2008, 05:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tokolosh

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZEROpumpkins

Tokolosh, save us!

From what? Male white corporate oppression?

Lool

01.02.2008, 05:19 PM	#1
Lamont Cranston 100% Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 725	Using "think of the children!" as a cover, Dear Leader Kevin Rudd and Commissar for Communications Stephen Conroy will be implementing mandatory filtering of 'inappropriate' material. As the Howard government demonstrated with their sweeping anti-terrorism laws, we can trust our government with vast unrestrained power. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/30...-the-internet/ http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599...28-421,00.html http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...31/2129471.htm http://www.grods.com/post/1775/ The Australia Institute discussion paper this is being based on: http://www.tai.org.au/documents/dp_fulltext/DP53.pdf You'd be mad to think anything critical of our treatment of Aboriginals, our policy towards East Timor & West Papua, or a thousand other topics just might be put on the block list. Can't imagine the Liberal/National coalition voting against this on account of they fucking hate civil liberties; this has been a key policy of Family First since they managed to sneak a man into the senate; that leaves Greens, Nick Xenophon and any rebellious Labor senators. Oh joy. __________________ This is how it will all end: not with floods, earthquakes, falling comets or gigantic crabs roaming the Earth. No, doomsday will start simply out of indifference.
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01.02.2008, 10:02 PM	#5
terminal pharmacy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,358	reactionary bullshit, the parents should be censoring their childrens internet usage as my brother does with his kids not the government. you can always get around these things though by using proxys and tunnels.
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ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	Wait, what the fuck!?! Why the fuck are they doing this? That is so fucked up, seriously. __________________
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01.03.2008, 03:55 AM	#7
Lamont Cranston 100% Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 725	Now I know what you Yanks feel like when you have the Religious Right dictating policy __________________ This is how it will all end: not with floods, earthquakes, falling comets or gigantic crabs roaming the Earth. No, doomsday will start simply out of indifference.
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Tokolosh invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Plaza de Toros Posts: 6,731	I wouldn't worry to much about it. Where there's a will, there's a way.
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✌➬ invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: ιλ Posts: 5,754	Tokolosh I wouldn't say that, we Americans have been trying so hard yet we are going nowhere. __________________ We Kill Homosexuals!!!
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01.03.2008, 04:14 AM	#10
Tokolosh invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Plaza de Toros Posts: 6,731	You make it sound as if we Europeans have it all figured out.
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01.03.2008, 04:19 AM	#11
✌➬ invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: ιλ Posts: 5,754	Well it is better than America, where the right-wingers have made it seem that if you have an original thought you are the devil. edit- By the way I am not sure how bad it is for you European. __________________ We Kill Homosexuals!!!
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Tokolosh invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Plaza de Toros Posts: 6,731	"You obviously don't know me".
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ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	Tokolosh, save us! __________________
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01.03.2008, 04:34 AM	#14
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Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	you know what, i'm not even go on my fucking censorship rant because it would take 20 minutes to type. i'm just gonna say that you people are ASS BACKWARDS and leave it at that. __________________ RETIRED
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