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Greens in control of senate - author discusses what this means for Gillard and Conroy's Internet censorship plan. arin2610 google blog search

ARIN2610 GoogleBlog "With the Greens now in control of the Australian Senate is the Gillard government's plans for Internet censorship dead asks Jo Coghlan. "

The role of the Greens in at the very least stalling plans for the internet filter until senate elections in 2013

This link references the latest issue of the Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) newsletter on Gender in the Internet Age. From the editors' introduction: The purpose of this newsletter is to explore how the Internet and other computing advances subvert or reinforce gender roles.

Several blogs covering all areas of climate change and emission control

Internet Censorship and filtering in Australia, a post in Anime Take forums

anime blog website, talking about internet censorship

Negative attitude towards internet censorship. Producer believes it to be futile. Australia will be "controlled like China/Egypt" - obvious negative connotations.

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)

CPSR is a global organization promoting the responsible use of computer technology. CPSR is used as an educative tool to help inform policymakers and the public on a wide range of issues. This is a reliable and informative instrument. (Clusty)

ONI isis a collaborative partnership of three institutions: the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto; the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University; and the SecDev Group (Ottawa). It aims to investigate, expose and analyze Internet filtering and surveillance practices in a credible and non-partisan fashion to provide education and policy advice on issues. (clusty)

how internet censorship is different globally

Linked to: http://www.news.com.au/technology/chinese-government-pays-internet-users-to-troll-comment-forums-with-pro-government-propaganda/story-e6frfro0-1226056659550

This post talks about The Broadcasting Services Amendment (Online Services) Act 1990. It talks about the ineffectiveness of filtering software and the cost to Ausralia. Google Blog

Australia remained one of the strictest western country to censor internet and filter ISPs (google blog search)

ARIN2610 googleblog "Australia's off-line censorship laws are among the most restrictive in Western democracies and the Net censorship laws are more akin to those in totalitarian regimes than to those, if any, in other countries purporting to be Western democracies."