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Stop the clean feed – Canberra rally

Sam — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:23:14 +0000

nocensorship.info is holding a series of rallies nationally against the Government’s proposed Internet “Clean Feed”. Gatherings are to be held in all the capitals, with details being found on Facebook. For Canberra residents the rally is being held tomorrow Saturday, December 13, 2008, City Walk (near the triangle fountain).

Check out this link for details on a rally happening near you!

Greens won’t back federal plans for internet filters

Sam — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:48:19 +0000

News.com.au is reporting that:

The Australian Greens won’t be supporting plans to introduce compulsory internet filters.

The Federal Government wants to introduce filters to stop people accessing x-rated material, child pornography and inappropriate material.

The plan is being opposed by the internet industry which says it opens the door to censorship of other material, including political views.

“We’re very, very concerned that there’s going to be a unnecessary clamp down on the internet and it has to be watched,” Greens leader Bob Brown told ABC Television on Tuesday… (Source)

Senators forced to use a clean feed

Sam — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:26:59 +0000

The News.com.au tech section is reporting that:

Australian Senators and their staff can no longer use their Parliament House computers to surf internet porn or gamble online.

Senate President Alan Ferguson today revealed Parliament House’s internet filtering system had been extended to senators’ offices, formerly exempt from the restrictions.

The system blocks access to “blacklisted” material, which also includes websites about illegal drugs, illegal weapons and racial hate.

But the Australian Democrats have complained bitterly about the move, saying the system is blocking legitimate sites they need for research purposes…

“It seems to me to be a form of censorship which has absolutely no purpose,” Democrats Senator Lyn Allison told the Senate…And I object to the fact that someone else is deciding what is a morally appropriate website for me to observe and what is not.” (Source)