Internet Censorship Approved In Australia

[Leisha]

grabbed this from mywii

The Government is going to censor any 'refused classification' websites. Also for some reason Christian sites, some Youtube links, Wikipedia entries, and far more will be blocked.

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/te...-plan-gets-the-green-light-20091215-ktzc.html


This really sucks, first we cant have R-rated games, and now probably our whole interwebs will end up like china. >_<

How does everyone else feel about this?

 

[undead_moose]

**** this country im moving to paris

 

[Sieg]

It hasn't gone through yet.

It still has to pass through the Senate.

 

[Leisha]

Oh alright, well lets hope to god they dont agree with this madness ;_;

 

[Sieg]

Well I hope so too.

 

[Yokai]

Madness????? This Is Censooorrrshippp

 

[Nixernator]

Censorship?
Man Australian gonvernment is soooo up on the times. The internet is just turning our generation of rapists-in-waiting to just rapists.

 

[Zero]

Who's up for the Smash house in Japan now?

I

also lol @ certain wikipedia entries. **** politicians

 

[Leisha]

Madness????? This Is Censooorrrshippp

hahaha this made me rofl =p


and i agree with zero =) lets all bail to japan if this definatly gets confirmed

 

[MTGod]

But since Australia has a different ratings board than the rest of the world, doesn't this mean that the Board will have to go through and rate every single website on the internet??? They can't just refuse classification without knowing what the website's about...

EDIT: Nevermind, reading the article solved that question... Well, my friends, it seems George Orwell was 25 years too premature in his prediction, but it's finally coming to pass T.T Shield your thoughts, everyone...

 

[Sieg]

HAS TO GO THROUGH SENATE FIRST. WON'T BE INTRODUCED TILL NEXT ELECTION. WHICH IS 2010 ASSUMING THAT THERE IS NO EARLY CALLED ELECTION, aka. TONY ABBOTT DOESN'T DO SOMETHING STUPID.

Jeez.

Besides that, the R18 forum for gaming has also been opened for discussions into next year. I highly doubt that this will pass, given the fact that the opposition will oppose it. Alot of ISP's have been saying that with a bolted down list of URLs that it's technically feasible to have a filter without slowing down the internet, however there are also many people quoting how easy it is to bypass the filter. There's also the problem of random people being hurt in the blocking process and the problem with government censorship, although they have stated that the panel will be at "an arms length" from the government itself.

 

[xXArrowXx]

personally i think its a good idea.
but likily will be carried out in a **** way making it **** for me and others like me.
its hard to slow down australian internet but i suspose they will manage.

ill have to start saving all the internet now to my hd brb.

but yeah senate they dont let anything through like the sharks defensive line... zing lol
i swear they have that evil senator from star wars running it.

overall the idea will be fail. ill put it on fail blog.

 

[Redact]

im pretty sure there will be opt out, or that its an opt in censor
thats if it even passes

or just get used to proxies

 

[Yokai]

Seems Like arrow welcomes our evil abott overlords.

In any case. This is an absolute joke. You block all the people who know nothing about the internet, while leaving the people who you really want to have moderation (pedobear) with an easily bypassed system. Basically its Australia saying, "look, we dont have any kiddie fiddles, one does not simply internet into mordor".

I cant see this working/passing through the senate.

 

[Vermy]

But....but....but what about the porn? ;__;

 

[IsmaR]

People of the Internet mush band together to secure freedom of said Internet. Before long the world will all be censored, and whoever can still get on 4chan will rule.

 

[Atlasmist]

People of the Internet mush band together to secure freedom of said Internet. Before long the world will all be censored, and whoever can still get on 4chan will rule.

rotf lmoa australia is screwed

 

[Dedu]

Censorship or Censorshit?

A question worth thinking about. However, given the case of Golden FireWall of China, everyone here is doubting it will ever get passed through the senate. But, the most vocal anti-anti-free right speakers will make sure it gets destroyed down to the last grain if it never gets through. Otherwise, the internet will slow down by like a mile and all we can do is go back to 56k/ADSL speeds and look up really small movies. not be able to play heavy bandwidth games or look up real time porn etc etc.

...Annnnnd we'll have to end up using programs like Freegate to get around firewalls. Tunnelling/Proxies r great to use when blocked by DET @ TAFE computers at the mo. Youtube on ultra high speeds WUBWUB.

Freegate was created by Falun Gong practitioners and has been financed by a United States government agency, the Broadcasting Board of Governors. In 2005 alone, the US government spent US$ 685,000 on Freegate. Freegate is also funded by a group called Human Rights in China, which in turn is financed by the National Endowment for Democracy a U.S. non-profit organization.

Quote courtesy of Wikipedia. Again, Wiki isn't always accurate.

 

[Zero]

look up real time porn etc etc.

censored too bad

Maybe Senate will just approve the mosaic filter.

 

[Alzi]

 

[Pete278]

censored too bad

Maybe Senate will just approve the mosaic filter.

Porn isn't censored. All legal forms of porn (including fetishes like BDSM, but not including extreme fetishes, like scat eating) will not be filtered, as per the current version of the filter. Scat, child, extreme forms of masochism, etc. will be filtered, but that's because they're illegal.

 

[Atlasmist]

Who's up for the Smash house in Japan now?

I

also lol @ certain wikipedia entries. **** politicians

now zero about that smash house in japan..... ideas sparking?

 

[Sieg]

Haha.

That's like saying that the government does everything they say they'll do.

Good internet filter? Won't block sites that are against our government? Will listen to the public?


HA!

 

[Leisha]

We'll probably end up having 60% of legitimate sites blocked =<

Government fails

 

[Pete278]

Anyway, the point is, Liberal controls the Senate, thus they won't let the Labour filter through. Its their job to oppose everything Labour does so nothing ever happens.

 

[Leisha]

I hope that's true =x

Labor is gaaaaay

 

[Zero]

Doesn't the Family First party control the Senate?

 

[Sieg]

You're silly Andy.

 

[Hotdog]

Haha, they've tried to implement an internet filter before and that failed horribly... I have no idea why they're trying again. The internet speeds in Australia are already really **** as they are, there was a list of the fastest net speeds in the world and I think Australia was like... 7th last or something out of 30ish.

 

[Bsrk_]

Well incase you haven't realised Hotdog_ Australia is already living 10 years behind everyone else_ Living in the past, or at least the worlds shadow_ I would like to see an uprising over this internet censorship deal though_ About time for a good old fashioned revolution_

 

[luke_atyeo]

10 years behind everyone else guys, we wont get the ps3 for another 7 years yet...

 

[Hotdog]

Need Hong Kong's internet... **** gigabyte *******s...

 

[Pete278]

We still have the world's fastest mobile broadband through Telstra, don't forget that. **** its fast, I'm considering paying the three ounces of gold required for it.

 

[xXArrowXx]

my moblie is a brick. and dont give a **** about moblie broadband.
wait this isn't the vent thread.

**** this censoreship.. >.>

i got a ps3 =P

 

[luke_atyeo]

we need korean internet more like it

 

[Zero]

You're silly Andy.

Ok, **** you.

Family First and one other independant control the senate.

 

[isthattim?]

oh well, its not like i liked the internet anyways

 

[CAOTIC]

I do. I miss a good T1 line. *Moves to America*

 

[Dedu]

me too *moves to London... already got friends there <3*

Youtube is awesome **** there too. This youtube/googlemaps is slow as hell...
So who in their right mind would wanna SLOW internets ANY further?

I'd put a virus onto the person's computer who is stupid as a texan to promote censor****.
Bloody Family First/Hillsong Conservo Types.

scat eating

Sorry that's a meme already. 2GirlsOneCup. See if they can censor that.

we need korean internet more like it

THIS. I want in as well. And I hear Japan has waaaaaay better speeds than Australia on Average and its for free! <3

 

[Ant1]

Ok, **** you.

Family First and one other independant control the senate.

I am the senate!

what he said