Australia's biggest internet providers begin blocking an Interpol list of child abuse websites,
This filtering scheme – voluntary for ISPs but not users - is much milder than the mandatory filtering policy proposed by Communications Minister Stephen Conroy,
Optus said it was in the process of implementing blocks of Interpol's list for its customers but had not yet committed to filtering ACMA's list
Producer provides objective information on Australian Internet censorship. Talks about ACMA filtering, voluntary filtering by Optus and Telstra and the focus on filtering child pornography and other obscene sites. Also talks about he futility of the process and how easy it is to bypass.
Filtering URL and setting up a black list by ACMA to effectively censor offensive websites is under development. However, arguments for the censorship is still occuring (google blog search)
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Electronic Frontiers Australia outlines the events occurring
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Internet Industry Association chief executive Peter Coroneos - who retires from his role this week - denied the Interpol filter would see a form of censorship reach Australia's internet sector. "This is not censorship; this is law enforcement cooperation around material which is illegal to possess," he said. "We've been at pains to try and distance this initiative from the Government's mandatory filtering scheme."
Mandatory ISP-level Filter: We are absolutely opposed to it no uncertain terms
The different ranges of censorship for different types of technology [means] we need a total overhaul of the way we deal with classification and censorship in Australia
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coverage on the dabate from 2009 and looking at the responce from Aussie net-users on social media sites, and the reasons why it is happening.
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).