[LINK] ACMA Internet Filter List Leaked

[Eric Scheid]

On 20/3/09 7:41 AM, "Stilgherrian" <stil at stilgherrian.com> wrote:

>> What is curious though is at the very bottom of the list is a link
>> for medical-systems.info which is nothing to do with anything that
>> could be banned.  Go figure.
> 
> Most likely explanation: There was content on that web server other
> than stuff about medical systems -- either placed there deliberately
> by the site owner or, more likely, when the site has hacked.

Which is another bullet for the #nocleanfeed gun, one I haven't seen used as
yet: contents of the list will go out of date and be blocking locations
which now host entirely legitimate content.

I've seen arguments that legitimate content might get unfairly blocked by
being placed on the list, but not that legitimate content gets on the list
by taking the place of illegitimate content.

Serious question: is there a procedure/regime at ACMA for reviewing the list
entries ... or are they relying on an ad-hoc complaint based system? Not a
wise public relations strategy, surely ;-)

e.


ps. Secondarily, can we really entrust that duty to the same people who make
the list? (Who watches the watchmen?)