Internet filtering: You can't opt-out (2 Viewers)

Will you be voting labor?

  • Yes, because i support the internet filter

    Votes: 9 5.7%
  • Yes, but it has nothing to do with the filter

    Votes: 36 22.6%
  • No, because i'm against the filter

    Votes: 61 38.4%
  • No, i was never intending to vote labor.

    Votes: 53 33.3%

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jb_nc

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Mark Newton, who works for one of Australia’s largest ISPs Internode, writes on Whirlpool that there will be two black lists: One list that contains content that is unsuitable for children and another that contains content unsuitable or illegal for adults to view (of which you can’t opt-out from).

That means even if you opt-out, your connection will still be filtered.
‘The Government’s plan is for there to be two blacklists, one for “unsuitable for children,” and another one for “unsuitable for adults.”

The much-touted “opt-out” would merely involve switching from blacklist number 1 to blacklist number 2.

Under their current proposal, there’s no scope at all to switch to no blacklist at all. Regardless of your personal preference, your traffic will pass through the censorship box.’
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=967413&r=16774529#r16774529
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Forgive me, but exactly when did China install a puppet government here?
 

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WHAT isn't appropriate for adults to view? Child Porn?
 

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it said 'unsuitable or illegal' so CP is out

it wouldn't be that bad if they had some hypothetical, completely automated way of detecting CP and filtering it

it's more of a worry that someone out there has their finger on the list of banned sites
and it only takes one cranky old hag who hates everything in office to make it bigger, and bigger...
 

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Un..unsuitable for adults? WTF does that even mean?
 

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Kwayera said:
Un..unsuitable for adults? WTF does that even mean?
X rated porn is illegal online in Australia, believe it or not.
Casino style internet gambling, "hate speech", R rated games, possibly Bittorrent...
Anything deemed 'discriminatory' could be blocked.

Militant islamic sites seem like an obvious target.

I don't really see what the difference between the child and adult feed would be?
Unblocking porn for the adult feed would seem a bit odd, considering most of the blocked material is illegal X rated material. The government would effectively be saying it's okay to view this illegal material. In a hypocrisy free world, they would have to be very selective and only unblock R-rated material, which is probably 1% of the internets porn.

Are pro drug/self-harm/suicide/euthanasia resources illegal? Will web resources relating to the work of philip nitschke be blocked?
 

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Sounds a like bit too 1984 for my liking.

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Aah finally. Daddy state is back.
I am weak. Help me help myself government.
 

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Silver Persian said:
I sure hope the freedom loving liberal party moves to block this in the senate.
Internet filtering has been a liberal party policy... the liberal party is socially authoritarian, they don't really respect personal freedoms. There isn't a party with any political influence that really does :(

bigboyjames said:
WTF is this shit? did Krudd mention this pre-election?
Yes.

I think this policy will receive widespread support and approval from the fearfull, the morally indignant and the technologically illiterate. Marketed well, it will be the height of Rudd's popularity, finally doing something about the dangers of the internet.
 
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Graney said:
Internet filtering has been a liberal party policy... the liberal party is socially authoritarian, they don't really respect personal freedoms. There isn't a party with any political influence that really does :(
Coonan's policy wasn't quite this bad, though.
 

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Nebuchanezzar said:
I shall be ringing the Honourable Member on Monday morning.
Mate, i'd be ringing (" ") your member 24/7 if I were you. The end of smut is near
 

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This is actually pretty fucking crazy.
 

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