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"YouTube's own guidelines already block videos featuring sex, violence, bestiality and child pornography. But under the "refused classification" rules, videos featuring subjects as diverse as euthanasia, drug use and graffiti, would also be banned. Google said it would not voluntarily censor videos on these subjects because exposing the topics to public debate was vital for democracy."

I'm surprised that a communications minister in Australia would request that Google voluntarility censor videos about drug use and euthanasia. Where would this type of censorship stop? Glad Google politely said "no" citing the importance of access to information for democracy.

Excellent collection of links on Censorship and Filtering posted by an Australian organization in 2008

Excellent Australian Video I'd like to embed in our site that explains how China is filtering/censoring media