Government to censor the Internet

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Originally Posted by 5FDP

What annoys me is that none of the staff was consulted on this decision and we actually found out through internal commuincations after it had been reported on by the press.

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If it was on paper or email, any chance you could "leak" that internal communications? :p

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Originally Posted by SGB

If it was on paper or email, any chance you could "leak" that internal communications? :p

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Ummm... no chance whatsoever. I may complain about it on occasion, but I like need my job too much ;)

I could point you in the direction of the discussion paper that was submitted. It's on a public domain and freely accessible.

Family First Has An Even Dumber Filter Policy Than Labor

Stallman slams filter as ‘human rights attack’

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Originally Posted by SGB

Family First Has An Even Dumber Filter Policy Than Labor

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Complete morons ay. I love how they want to introduce it, and make people pay for it.

A few articles today ...

Apps and games to face censor, says ALP (looks as if ALP's trying to kill the mobile app content industry)

Labor Government has mobile phone games in classification fee crosshairs

Greens announce cyber-safety policy

Greens torpedo any chance of internet filter (I wouldn't say it's torpedoed just yet)

Greens would require ISPs to offer PC-based net filters

Greens side with Coalition on internet filtering policy

Greens unveil rival cyber-safety policy

Greens propose a more comprehensive approach to protecting young people online


Btw, the following was tweeted about 40 minutes ago by the Liberal Party on their official Twitter account:

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The Coalition will not introduce an internet filter. It is flawed technology and will not fix the problem

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Ratings review may alter net filter: Conroy

Conroy: Too early for filter last rites

Parliament decides if filter is dead: Conroy (Seems to me they've already decided, Senator.)

Refused classification could prove death knell for Labor filter

Conroy: I’ll never bring the filter in without a vote

People power killed the filter (misleading headline as the filter ain't dead yet)

Fight The Filter: The Summary

ELECTION 2010 EXCLUSIVE: Face-to-face with Senator Stephen Conroy (Conroy's proving himself to be a hyprocrite when he says he's democratic)

Labor's internet filter questioned by key-seat hope

Holy crap, I met this guy ten years ago when he used to work at the 10 Network's Warrawong office.

Opinion: The Filter is dead, but it'll be back