How to subvert the firewall
When the Australian Minister of National Enlightenment and Propaganda fires up the Great Firewall of Australia, the website of pro-euthanasia group Exit International will be among those blocked from access because of its “RC” content.
Exit International approached the Pirate Party of Australia and asked if they would kindly prepare instruction suitable for 70+ year olds [...]
In: Censorship, Internet Filtering · Tagged with: Censorship, cleanfeed, euthanasia, internet filter, Pirate Party, Stephen Conroy
Conroy in a pickle
Paris-based media rights group Reporters Without Borders last week put Australia on its list of countries “under surveillance” in its recent “Internet Enemies” report.
Australia joins the company of countries in danger of making the main enemies list which includes Russia, Turkey and South Korea.
The report added that in South Korea; “draconian laws are creating too [...]
In: Internet Filtering · Tagged with: clean feed, EFA, internet censorship, internet filter, Stephen Conroy
Block the Filter
Reminder – National day of action. On the 6th of March 2010, Block the Filter, Stop Internet Censorship and Stop the Filter will be holding events in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. More info – www.block-the-filter.org/
I don’t want to be a broken record, but the mandatory internet censorship policy that our Government has [...]
In: Internet Filtering · Tagged with: clean feed, internet censorship, internet filter, online safety, RC, refused classification, Stephen Conroy
Dumb & Dumber
What have dumb & dumber been up to lately?
Dumb Stephen Conroy (Minister of Enlightenment) in charge of censoring the internet in Australia, was sprung last week censoring his own website.
Andrew Ramadge – News.com
The front page of Minister Conroy’s official website displays a list of topics connected to his portfolio, along with links to more [...]
In: Censorship, Internet Filtering · Tagged with: Attorney General, bikies, cat bbq, internet censorship, internet filter, Michael Atkinson, R18+, RC, St Clair, Stephen Conroy
Copyright theft or Big Brother by stealth?
The ABC reports that “the Australian film and television industry has lost a case against a major internet service provider whose customers downloaded pirated movies and television programs” – Hooray!
The legal action followed a five-month investigation by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft.
The companies claimed iiNet infringed copyright by failing to stop users engaging [...]
In: Censorship, Internet Filtering · Tagged with: ACTA, BitTorrent, copyright, file sharing, iiNet, internet censorship, internet filter
Blackout Week
It’s been 2 weeks now since I last submitted queries regarding compulsory internet filtering to the Minister of Enlightenment, Senator Conroy, see previous post. I still await reply and therefore shall begin sending his office frequent requests.
There are many great protests evolving against the announced internet filtering policy. One group registered the domain stephenconroy.com.au which [...]
In: Internet Filtering · Tagged with: clean feed, EFA, internet censorship, internet filter, RC, refused classification, Stephen Conroy
Dear Minister Conroy
I forwarded correspondence to Australia’s Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, on 17/12/09 in relation to the announcement of compulsory internet filtering.
Original correspondence included:
Dear Minister Conroy
I am outraged with the announcement that compulsory internet filtering will proceed.
There are currently around 110 million operational websites online with in excess of 25 billion indexed pages. How does one review [...]
In: Internet Filtering · Tagged with: clean feed, internet censorship, internet filter, RC, refused classification, Stephen Conroy
Minister of Enlightenment turns off the lights
Its official, Australian Minister of National Enlightenment and Propaganda, Comrade Conroy announces the death of the internet as we know it in Australia.
ABC News, Dec 15 2009
The Federal Government will introduce compulsory internet filtering.
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy announced the changes today following a controversial trial to filter the internet which was conducted earlier this [...]
In: Internet Filtering · Tagged with: ACMA, Broadcasting Services Act, Digital Economy Bill, EFA, internet censorship, internet filter, RC, refused classification, Stephen Conroy
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