I’m sure Clare and others will know more about this but it looks like a debate in Aussie on internet censoring.
I’m sure Clare and others will know more about this but it looks like a debate in Aussie on internet censoring.
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Disgraceful!
Who are these chumps to restrict freedom of information? 
I’d be interested to know Labour’s opinion on the internet censorship scheme the Department of Internal Affairs is rolling out without any legislative mandate behind it, esp given a recent poll on Stuff showing that 61% of respondents were against filtering the internet.
Difference between the Australian plan and the NZ plan though is that the Australian plan covers all objectionable and nonclassified content, whether as the NZ plan only covers child sex abuse material. Although of note is that a company that administers the systems behind the Australian blacklist (as well as the UK ACMA blocklist, which blocked Wikipedia) is a New Zealand company, Watchdog, so a New Zealand perspective on such plans may have relative importance.
You will do as you are told and the rights to you are sold…Frank Zappa.
I think it’s great if they’re stopping child porn. Anything beyond that is criminal.
Spud, agreed. I think that this is potentially going to restrict avaliability to relevant information though. Whats Labours stance?
What do you mean?
I agree with: “I think it’s great if they’re stopping child porn. Anything beyond that is criminal.”
LOL
I mean about restricting information.