Comments on: Petitions to parliament drove ALP’s Internet filtering policy

By: Internet Censorship | Computer & Online Security

Internet Censorship | Computer & Online Security — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:46:32 +0000

[...] One of the main driving forces behind this proposed impost is the self-described “family oriented”, near-fundamentalist religious crowd. In the mind of a politician any group that commands a bloc vote deserves the highest consideration, no matter that their position may be mindless, illogical, scientifically unsupportable and demonstrably unworkable. The religious ratbags vote as a group and, to a large extent, according to the dictates of their leaders, so they are accorded a degree of consideration quite disproportionate to their numbers. Here is an eye-opening report on the “support” that the government claims to have for filtering the Internet – just take a look at where that support comes from. [...]

By: The Rudd Filter at Liako.Biz

The Rudd Filter at Liako.Biz — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:07:16 +0000

[...] campaign. The attempt by this government to pursue this policy therefore, is for its own ideological or political benefit . The Australian people never gave the mandate nor is there evidence to indicate majority support [...]

By: Australian Internet Censorship #nocleanfeed » JJHalans » halans.com

Australian Internet Censorship #nocleanfeed » JJHalans » halans.com — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:45:11 +0000

[...] Need more convincing that a Clean Feed is a bad idea (or at least its execution)? Be informed, read on: The State of Censorship: Australia EFA: Labor’s Mandatory ISP Internet Blocking Plan Great Internet Filtering presentation (ppt) Petitions to parliament drove ALP’s Internet filtering policy [...]

By: Stilgherrian

Stilgherrian — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:54:14 +0000

@jason: Indeed, I think the whole issue is a lot more nuanced than most of the participants seem to believe — perhaps myself included.

When writing for Crikey I sometimes get frustrated with the 400-word format, as some issues are just more complex than that. 400 words doesn’t give you much space to explore an argument and counter potential objections — and it makes sloganeering all too easy.

By: Michael Meloni

Michael Meloni — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:50:52 +0000

Hey Jason,

By optional clean feed do you mean that all ISPs do not have to implement it? Only those who choose?

By: jason

jason — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:36:34 +0000

Well I’m on your side with this whole issue generally.

But let’s not get too clichéd or stereotypical with the Ned Flanders do-gooders.

An optional clean feed service is a great idea, and one that would be appreciated by many people from a diverse spectrum.

The technology is evolving. The trick is not to be a (knee) jerk about it and try to filter the whole internet OR be overly-radical anti-censorship to the point of missing out on a technology that definitely has its place and market.