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From http://clusty.com (Yippy) A list of service providers organizing to censor many sites allegedly accused of hosting child pornography. List from Wikileaks.

From http://clusty.com (Yippy) The Classification Board has frequently banned foreign games from being sold into the Australian Market. This article spawns in lieu of "Left 4 Dead 2" being also censored.

Gaming classification issues in Australia/ subject to classification/censorship. Issues on "umpiring" cyberspace

From http://clusty.com (Yippy) A secret list by the Australian Gov, posted on Wikileaks, threatens to ban many websites, many of which pose no real threat to society.

Unprofessional blog / Some good information into the Aus censorship process. Some interesting Getup facts.

ABC censoring comments and information on their website that can interfere with the progression of the programs they are airing.

Aus Government accused of creating false scientific reports and publishing them on the internet.

A reference site linking to "Left 4 Dead 2 Banned in Australia" Article at Gamespot.com. The inCrysis Forum/ Other Gaming

A site providing many links to subjects concerning algorithms and internet access. It references to an article; "Australian Internet 'blacklist' prompts concern @ USATODAY.com.

A #Operation Depredador "Spanish" Facebook page dedicated to elimiating child pornography and underage sexual predating has shared the www.cnngo.com article on Australian internet censorship to Child Pornography.

Privacy Act Asia SOPA SOPA lessons for Australia Payment, Security

Privacy Act Asia SOPA SOPA lessons for Australia Payment, Security

Here reloadmedia looks at the issues pertaining to SOPA after the internet Blackout protest staged against it and what kinds of effects SOPA will have on Australia.

Life Hacker here presents a guide on how to be a good internet citizen and have a safe internet presence.

This blog post brings to light the various discussions going on concerning current government movements on anti-copyright and counterfeiting policies and the effects it is having on Australian communication providers.

Here the Pirate Party tells of their grievances with the UK department of Culture and how it met with copyright holders to discuss about having search providers police and censor active searches for things they deem violating copyright. They feel it will bring various unneeded costs to the companies and thus the users themselves.

The entry describes the recent court case brought up by Optus opposing Telstra's control over Sports broadcasting rights and the ability for Optus subscribers to be able to stream, download, and watch Sports programs on their mobile devices.

The google transparency report is a disclosure tool that publishes government and court requests to remove google content. This is a useful tool to inform critical discussion about the appropriate scope and authority of government requests. (Clusty)