The voluntary filtering being introduced by some of Australia’s major internet service providers (ISPs) is on shaky legal ground
content filters based on Interpol’s blacklist of child exploitation material rather than the relevant portions of the blacklist that continues to be compiled by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).
But is that the way we make laws? We just leave the commercial sector to do its own thing?
ARIN2610
googleblog
"the Australian Federal Government has announced its intention to introduce new legislation to compel Australian Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to filter all information transfer in Australia, with the intent of stopping the general public from accessing selected information."
From http://clusty.com (Yippy)
A list of service providers organizing to censor many sites allegedly accused of hosting child pornography. List from Wikileaks.
The Australian government has stepped up its efforts to censor internet content, announcing on December 15 that it plans to introduce laws for mandatory filtering before next year's federal election. The measures would be activated in 2011 and force all Australian internet service providers (ISPs) to block sites from a secret black-list maintained by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).
" This section provides information about on-line censorship legislation in Australia, that is, the C'th Broadcasting Services Amendment (Online Services) Act 1999 and C'th Classification Act, and State/Territory Classification Acts. (For information about various other Australian laws restricting freedom of speech, such as Commonwealth Criminal Code offences, defamation laws, racial vilification laws, etc, refer to the topic listing on EFA's Censorship and Free Speech Page). "