fight the filter
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Fight The Filter: Why The Filter Delay Changes Nothing
You’d be forgiven for thinking, were you to spend a bit of time reading through a Twitter search for the term “Conroy” today, that the plan for mandatory ISP level filtering was scrapped. It’s not. It’s been delayed and there are some changes that have been announced for greater transparency, but the government’s policy for…
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Telstra, Optus And iPrimus Voluntarily Blocking Child Porn Websites
As part of Senator Conroy’s announcement that the government is delaying the implementation of its incredibly narrow minded internet filter, he announced that large ISPs would be voluntarily blocking child porn and child abuse websites.
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The Evolution Of Labor Internet Filter Policy
It’s been nearly three years since the Labor government was elected, and for almost the entire time they have been pushing their plan to censor Australians’ internet connections. The debate has been highly controversial from day one. Many people expected that the Government would back away from their plans once they realised how unworkable and…
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PM Gillard Standing Behind Conroy And His Filter
On ABC Radio in Darwin this morning Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced her continued support for the Government’s Internet Filter. It’s not the message of hope we were looking for.