The story of Jessi Slaughter is reaching Australia, perhaps, for all the wrong reasons. A professor has taken the story and is arguing for internet censorship, saying, "You simply ...
Reaffirms govt commitment to filtering the Internet in order protect society from the ills of child pornography, but oddly compares the lack of filtering to the ability to see otherwise ...
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy says recent change in Prime Minister will have little effect on mandatory net filtering proposal, and criticizes those proposing an opt in amendment with the ...
Minister for Communications Stephen Conroy more determined than ever to implement controversial "mandatory voluntary" Internet filtering system.
Australian Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy is still doing all he can to ...
Facing a dramatic rise in performance fees, from around $1,300 to more than $19,000 annually in some cases, fitness clubs begin phasing out original music and plan to switch ...
Considering it wants the filter to be revisited in 3 years to possibly extend it to “deal with other harmful X and R-rated material on the Internet,” ...
There's already been a lot of talk about a possible web filter in the EU and now the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), a group representing a number of ...
The US's Special 301 report which tries to paint several countries as piracy havens has always generated sceptical interest - with increasing emphasis on 'sceptical'. Now a new kind ...
Reiterates position that mandatory Internet filtering is essential to protect "all that is good about the Internet," and that critics that compare it to the type of censorship seen in ...
National Assembly approves law requiring ISPs to block access to list of banned websites in the name of fighting child pornography, but critics point out that purveyors of this obscene ...
We wrap things up with the last third of 2009. Part one. Part 2.
September
September started off with the continuation of the Jammie Thomas trial where ...
We continue with our 2009 year in review with part two of our three part review. Part one of three.
May
May started off with several stories pretty much ...
2008 was an interesting year in file-sharing and 2009 didn't necessarily disappoint. There was plenty of ways to look at it, but there is one way one can look ...
While the idea behind filtering the internet is no laughing matter, that doesn't stop satirists from making fun of the situation. A word of warning though, it's not advisable ...
There's a disturbing new development in Australia. A law proposal was disclosed to the public that would get ISPs to spy on the contents of all communications to monitor ...
When it comes to Australian ISP stories, Australia isn't exactly void of a number of horror stories. Things like particularly low monthly bandwidth caps and only being able to ...
Majority of participants in govt's blacklist trial report that customers experienced minimal speed disruptions.
Australia's Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Stephen Conroy is certainly happy these days ...
Downloadable games, flash-based games, and sites that sell physical copies of games with rating greater than MA15+ (suitable for 15yos) would be blocked, even for adults.
Australia's ridiculous plan to censor ...
There's a pair of editorials found in two major news outlets in Canada that are critical of the new surveillance legislation the Conservative government of Canada tables in parliament. ...
Angry govt seemingly backpedaling from its plan to force ISPs to block porn and other content deemed "inappropriate" for kids.
The Australian Christian Lobby is angry over recent testimony ...
