Government to censor the Internet

[1AZRAEL1]

Conroy’s implied Lundy ‘child porn’ slur is astounding


EDIT: 'Unlawful' net filter claim referred to AG

Seriously, I can picture other countries laughing at us because of this moron Conroy. I really hope this claim that Mr Newton has put through actually leads to an investigation by the AFP.

[SGB]

Conroy: Internet filter bill with fixes will be out by November

[SGB]

ISP filtering legislation on the way

[1AZRAEL1]

Gillard to stick with web filter despite disquiet

''Images of child abuse, child pornography - they are not legal in our cinemas,'' she said yesterday. ''Why should you be able to see them on the internet? I think that that's the kind of moral, ethical question at the heart of this.''

Why do they continue to use the child abuse/pornography card? We all know that most of that crap gets shared P2P, and not once have I stumbled on any of it in all my years of surfing the net. It's scare mongering I tells ya, they think by saying those magic words that people will be scared into believing that this POS filter will actually do anything.

[5FDP]

It's obvious what needs to happen - internet filtering bill expected to be passed in November; election called in August

[SGB]

Gillard mistaken on net filter push: Greens

And LOL: Tips and rumours from Crikey: Conroy's Dad no fan of Stephen's filter

[1AZRAEL1]

And LOL: Tips and rumours from Crikey: Conroy's Dad no fan of Stephen's filter

That was actually amusing to read

[SGB]

Labor being 'bloody minded' on filter

ICT industry all nostalgic for NetAlert

Greens warn Gillard over internet filter

Opposition calls on Gov to heed Cyber Safety Committee evidence

Filter cops criticism in cyber-safety commitee

[5FDP]

I'm going to ask a stupid question here which I believe I already know the answer to - but will this include a complete blanket ban of all P2P sites such as Piratebay and ISOHunt?

I use torrent sites from time to time; mainly for TV shows that aren't aired here in Australia e.g. Supernatural. Without the ability to download these, I will have no other avenue for watching my favourite shows.

EDIT: Just saw this posted on news.com.au. I wouldn't be surprised if it has been shelved until 2011 because of the pending election.

However, three of Australia's largest internet service providers have agreed to voluntarily block online child pornography material ahead of the Federal Government's planned internet filter. This includes Telstra, Optus and Primus.

[SGB]

I'm going to ask a stupid question here which I believe I already know the answer to - but will this include a complete blanket ban of all P2P sites such as Piratebay and ISOHunt?

It theoretically could.

However, three of Australia's largest internet service providers have agreed to voluntarily block online child pornography material ahead of the Federal Government's planned internet filter. This includes Telstra, Optus and Primus.

What reports have been failing to say is that the fiter will be mandatory for Optus customers. It looks like it'll be mandatory for Telstra customers too. It's likely to be the same for iPrimus customers as well.

So if anyone here is with any of those three ISPs I recommend switching to another ISP ASAP. And let Telstra/Optus/iPrimus know why you're switching to a different ISP.