[LINK] ZdNet: Is Free Speech 'Filtered' in Australia?
Irene Graham
rene@pobox.com
Fri, 30 Jun 2000 18:04:56 +1000
Is Free Speech 'Filtered' in Australia?
By Rachel Lebihan, ZDNet Australia News
http://www.zdnet.com.au/zdnn/stories/zdnn_display/au0003742.html
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According to the Code, any addition or removal of a filter product from the
list of 16 will only be done following the approval of the Australian
Broadcasting Authority (ABA) and the Internet Industry Association (IIA).
[...]
Asked if the list of filters had been modified since in the six months the
Code has been operational, the ABA spokesperson said: "I'm not aware of
what changes, if any, have been made to that list."
Peter Coroneos was unavailable for this article