The Internet: Enemies Foreign and Domestic

Heretic · 10-31-2008, 04:19 PM

Good news for Australia Today

Support fades for Australian net censorship plan
Opposition parties and ISPs warn that “daft” plan will hurt Australia’s economy

The Australian government’s plans to censor all web content at the borders of the country look in danger of coming unstuck.

The Australian Labour government has pledged to filter all internet content coming into the country in order to stop illegal material entering the country. But a coalition of internet service providers (ISPs) and opposition politicians looks set to sink the plans.

"I think it's really quite misguided," Senator Ludlam of the Green Party told the Sydney Morning Herald.

Calling the plan “daft”, the Green Party has indicated it will stop the proposals going ahead by withdrawing support for the measure.
ISPs are also up in arms about the proposals, which they say will slow down Australia’s already slow internet speeds to a crawl.

Businesses too are protesting that the move will hamper their efforts to build an effective online marketplace for Australia’s goods.

"I will accept some debate around what should and should not be on the internet," said Labour Party Communications minister Senator Conroy.

"I am not looking to blanket-ban some of the material that it is being claimed I want to blanket-ban, but some material online, such as child pornography, is illegal."

Topper · 10-31-2008, 04:23 PM

Heretic, already signed the petition for Australia, what do we do to keep the net here in America, free?

Peace and harmony...Topper

dataeast · 10-31-2008, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heretic

Good news for Australia Today

Support fades for Australian net censorship plan
Opposition parties and ISPs warn that “daft” plan will hurt Australia’s economy

...

I love the greens. I'm glad it was put in perspective.

Any petitions to overseas opposition to these ludicrous proposals?

Happy to sign.

Heretic · 10-31-2008, 05:24 PM

here ya go dataeast:

NO CLEAN FEED
STOP INTERNET CENSORSHIP IN AUSTRALIA

peace

deb003 · 10-31-2008, 05:55 PM

I spoke to my boss and told him about the Internet Censorship Agenda and he said, "That won't ever happen. It's called the 1st Amendment".....

it's already happening...

Heretic · 10-31-2008, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deb003

I spoke to my boss and told him about the Internet Censorship Agenda and he said, "That won't ever happen. It's called the 1st Amendment".....

it's already happening...

I have had a number of conversations with some net savvy friends concerning this a few months back and they too swore up and down about how impossible it was. They feel that it would send us all back to the dark ages in comparison and they believed it was all tripe because commerce wouldn't allow it.

Perhaps it wont, but it isn't commerce they are aiming these new ideas at, it is our little corner of the internet. They still dont see it and I am not surprised as it is aimed at dissent, and unpopular views for the most part.

peace

dataeast · 10-31-2008, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heretic

here ya go dataeast:

NO CLEAN FEED
STOP INTERNET CENSORSHIP IN AUSTRALIA

peace

Thanks

Proletariat · 10-31-2008, 08:16 PM

this is outrageous. is this the wake up call we're going to need to aware the blind masses of their progressive take over of all our rights? when people realize they can't check their emails anymore? when it might already be too late. i agree, the time to act is now.

10-31-2008, 04:19 PM	#1
Heretic Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Now Posts: 371	Re: The Internet: Enemies Foreign and Domestic Good news for Australia Today Support fades for Australian net censorship plan Opposition parties and ISPs warn that “daft” plan will hurt Australia’s economy The Australian government’s plans to censor all web content at the borders of the country look in danger of coming unstuck. The Australian Labour government has pledged to filter all internet content coming into the country in order to stop illegal material entering the country. But a coalition of internet service providers (ISPs) and opposition politicians looks set to sink the plans. "I think it's really quite misguided," Senator Ludlam of the Green Party told the Sydney Morning Herald. Calling the plan “daft”, the Green Party has indicated it will stop the proposals going ahead by withdrawing support for the measure. ISPs are also up in arms about the proposals, which they say will slow down Australia’s already slow internet speeds to a crawl. Businesses too are protesting that the move will hamper their efforts to build an effective online marketplace for Australia’s goods. "I will accept some debate around what should and should not be on the internet," said Labour Party Communications minister Senator Conroy. "I am not looking to blanket-ban some of the material that it is being claimed I want to blanket-ban, but some material online, such as child pornography, is illegal."

10-31-2008, 04:23 PM	#2
Topper Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 140	Re: The Internet: Enemies Foreign and Domestic Heretic, already signed the petition for Australia, what do we do to keep the net here in America, free? Peace and harmony...Topper

10-31-2008, 05:24 PM	#4
Heretic Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Now Posts: 371	Re: The Internet: Enemies Foreign and Domestic here ya go dataeast: NO CLEAN FEED STOP INTERNET CENSORSHIP IN AUSTRALIA peace

10-31-2008, 05:55 PM	#5
deb003 Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 297	Re: The Internet: Enemies Foreign and Domestic I spoke to my boss and told him about the Internet Censorship Agenda and he said, "That won't ever happen. It's called the 1st Amendment"..... it's already happening...

10-31-2008, 08:16 PM	#8
Proletariat Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: southern california Posts: 35	Re: The Internet: Enemies Foreign and Domestic this is outrageous. is this the wake up call we're going to need to aware the blind masses of their progressive take over of all our rights? when people realize they can't check their emails anymore? when it might already be too late. i agree, the time to act is now.

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