Comments on: Australia embraces web censorship http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/10/17/australia-embraces-web-censorship/ Defending Free Speech Online Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:38:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: NO CENSORSHIP http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/10/17/australia-embraces-web-censorship/#comment-14527 NO CENSORSHIP Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:11:56 +0000 http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/?p=580#comment-14527 "When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, This you may not read, this you must not see, this you are forbidden to know, the end result is tyranny and oppression no matter how holy the motives." -- Robert Heinlein “When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, This you may not read, this you must not see, this you are forbidden to know, the end result is tyranny and oppression no matter how holy the motives.”
– Robert Heinlein

]]> By: Syd Walker http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/10/17/australia-embraces-web-censorship/#comment-13992 Syd Walker Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:18:44 +0000 http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/?p=580#comment-13992 Anthony, you write: "Mandatory ISP filtering is about protecting votes, not children" I don't think so. If it was a matter of votes ony, the Government woud have given up on this one a long time ago. A recent opinion poll cited by a TV channe suggested popuar sentiment is 4:1 against. I fear this is really about protecting officially-sanctioned myths and discriminating against dissent threatening the most powerful bullies in western society. In other words, the utimate goal of those pushing the legisation is poitical censorship. Child protection is window-dressing. See http://sydwalker.info/blog/2008/11/01/building-the-great-australian-firewall-brick-by-brick/ Anthony, you write: “Mandatory ISP filtering is about protecting votes, not children”

I don’t think so. If it was a matter of votes ony, the Government woud have given up on this one a long time ago. A recent opinion poll cited by a TV channe suggested popuar sentiment is 4:1 against.

I fear this is really about protecting officially-sanctioned myths and discriminating against dissent threatening the most powerful bullies in western society. In other words, the utimate goal of those pushing the legisation is poitical censorship. Child protection is window-dressing.

See http://sydwalker.info/blog/2008/11/01/building-the-great-australian-firewall-brick-by-brick/

]]> By: Earl Blennerhassett http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/10/17/australia-embraces-web-censorship/#comment-13935 Earl Blennerhassett Sat, 01 Nov 2008 07:52:03 +0000 http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/?p=580#comment-13935 "Australia embraces web censorship". Actually it does NOT. The *politicians*/Conroy does, however. “Australia embraces web censorship”.

Actually it does NOT. The *politicians*/Conroy does, however.

]]> By: Australia embraces web censorship | Antony Loewenstein http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/10/17/australia-embraces-web-censorship/#comment-13925 Australia embraces web censorship | Antony Loewenstein Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:34:52 +0000 http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/?p=580#comment-13925 [...] My following article appears on the Global Voices Advocacy site: [...] [...] My following article appears on the Global Voices Advocacy site: [...]

]]> By: Renata Avila http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/10/17/australia-embraces-web-censorship/#comment-13922 Renata Avila Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:25:04 +0000 http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/?p=580#comment-13922 There is an online petition here to put an end to the filtering in Australia, before it begins! http://petitions.takingitglobal.org/oznetcensorship There is an online petition here to put an end to the filtering in Australia, before it begins!

http://petitions.takingitglobal.org/oznetcensorship

]]> By: From Canberra to Tehran | Antony Loewenstein http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/10/17/australia-embraces-web-censorship/#comment-13920 From Canberra to Tehran | Antony Loewenstein Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:58:15 +0000 http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/?p=580#comment-13920 [...] the news that Australia intends to censor the internet for arguably spurious reasons, the story [...] [...] the news that Australia intends to censor the internet for arguably spurious reasons, the story [...]

]]> By: Matthew Howes http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/10/17/australia-embraces-web-censorship/#comment-13785 Matthew Howes Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:38:54 +0000 http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/?p=580#comment-13785 We embraces web censorship?? No we don't. Financial issues are the flavour of the month in the media. I sure hope the media picks up on this issue before its too late. We embraces web censorship?? No we don’t.
Financial issues are the flavour of the month in the media. I sure hope the media picks up on this issue before its too late.

]]> By: Australia Censors the Web | Inner City Trendy http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/10/17/australia-embraces-web-censorship/#comment-13781 Australia Censors the Web | Inner City Trendy Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:10:28 +0000 http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/?p=580#comment-13781 [...] - A piece by Antony Leowenstein [...] [...] – A piece by Antony Leowenstein [...]

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