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).
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Electronic Frontiers Australia outlines the events occurring
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This site is dedicated to the basic liberty of free speech extending to the internet. They site creators promote themselves as "fighters for internet freedom".
An entire website dedicated to removing the filter on internet content in Australia! Made in Blogger by the looks of things. Posts information regarding government response to inquiries regarding the internet censorship in Australia. Check it out! Support them!
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This press release by the Australian Web Indusrty Association highlights its opposition to the proposed internet filter. Instead it calls for parental education. The release also details how a filter would slow down internet speeds.
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Laws, Electronic
China, Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet
Communications, Government
Media
Plan
Internet Filtering
Fighting Internet Censorship In Australia
Search engine
Electronic Frontiers Australia outlines the events occurring
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The Australian Web Industry Association, a professional body which objects to the Government's plans to filter the Internet, representing a broad spectrum of the web industry entities.