Comments on: ACMA: Anti-Abortionists, or Idiots?

By: Internet Censorship is about Text, not Sex

Internet Censorship is about Text, not Sex — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:51:47 +0000

[...] will block public access to blacklisted sites. The URL blacklist already exists. Maintained by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), it’s intended to be an evolving, growing list. The blacklist is secret. There’s [...]

By: Wikileaks: the Jackboots roll

Wikileaks: the Jackboots roll — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:40:11 +0000

[...] a list that purported to be Australia’s ‘blacklist’ of sites as prepared by ACMA – twice. Wikileaks also lobbed a legal threat at Australian Communications Minister Senator Conroy, [...]

By: Just when you thought it couldn’t get any sillier…

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any sillier… — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:51:15 +0000

[...] week ACMA banned a post on the Whirlpool forum because it linked to a banned page that the Whirlpool poster has asked AMCA [...]

By: DavidG.

DavidG. — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 05:54:50 +0000

It’s a worry, this threat of Big Brother deciding who can read what.

While I agree that, for some producers and consumers of internet content, restrictions are necessary, the problem then becomes: where will restrictions end?

Cheers.

By: The Changing Face of Stephen Conroy

The Changing Face of Stephen Conroy — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:11:14 +0000

[...] I wonder if ACMA will ban this appalling image? [...]