[LINK] censorship of Australian Culture?

[Stilgherrian]

On 23/6/07 9:13 AM, "Marghanita da Cruz" <marghanita at ramin.com.au> wrote:
   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Marghanita  writes from the future! Can you quickly let me know which horse
wins the 3.15 at Flemington this afternoon?


> Do linkers have any experience of net nanny or other censorship software?
> 
> Ted accesses the 'net at the Leagues club, which is also popular with
> kids. He has just spent an afternoon trying to figure out why billabong
> appears as billa on the following webpage and apparently on a number of
> waltzing matilda sites.
> <http://www.ramin.com.au/creekcare/water-cycle.shtml>

No experience with any specific software, but there have been continual
stories of lame filtering issues, such as health workers discussing a
"therapist" being blocked because it matched "rapist".

In this case, my guess is that "billabong" is matching "bong", and you
certainly don't want the kiddies filling up with dope. Hell, that's for
*adults*!

Stil


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