[LINK] GetUp anti-censorship campaign gets cash fast

Danny Yee danny at anatomy.usyd.edu.au
Fri Dec 5 12:46:48 AEDT 2008


> http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/12/05/1228257282965.html?page=fullpage
> The money will be put towards an advertising 
> blitz designed to inform the public of the consequences of the plan, 
> which experts say include slower internet speeds, significant false 
> positives, failure to stop people from subverting the filters and the 
> risk that the blacklist will be expanded to include the blocking of 
> regular pornography, political views, gambling and pro-abortion sites.

I don't understand this.

There is no doubt whatsoever that "ordinary pornography" is covered
by the plan, since X-rated material is "prohibited content" - on the
ACMA blacklist - and the filtering test specs quite clearly require
blocking of everything on the ACMA blacklist as a minimum.

Danny.




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