[LINK] Australian government admits less than 32% of secret censorship list is related to underage images
Kim Holburn
kim at holburn.net
Thu May 28 22:55:32 AEST 2009
https://secure.wikileaks.org/wiki/Australian_government_admits_less_than_32%25_of_secret_censorship_list_is_related_to_underage_images
> ACMA admitted that:
>
> * A mere 32% of the secret censorship list is related to a
> category covering potentially sexually provocative images of persons
> appearing to be under the age of 18, pages with links to these
> images or other "child abuse" information. The was politically
> marketed to the Australian public as primarily a method of
> preventing child pornography.
>
> * After an unusual delay, the Australian government have now
> officially referred the publication of the list to the Australian
> Federal Police. It is alleged that WikiLeaks' release of the
> censorship list is illegal under Australian law.
>
> * Subsequent to revelations by WikiLeaks that the secret list
> contained many harmless or political sites (including WikiLeaks
> itself) around 150 have been removed from the list. At the time ACMA
> admitted the list held over 1100 URLs. ACMA now claims the
> censorship list has 977 URLs.
....
> Children depend, even more than their parents, on the quality and
> viability of government. Corruption of those traditions which keep
> government honest and accountable - public oversight, natural
> justice, and protection from state censorship - is not just an
> affront to Enlightenment ideals, but an assault on the interests of
> children.
.....
> Australian Parliament Hansard (transcript) for 25 May 2009—Senate
> Estimates Committee
....
> Senator LUDLAM — Minister, have the comments that you made before
> about proposed reviews of the way the list is set up and so on been
> subject to a public announcement or are we hearing about that for
> the first time?
>
> Senator Conroy — No. I did not watch myself on SBS Insight after the
> program was taped because it was actually pre-recorded, whereas I
> understand it is normally live. But I think I indicated that on the
> Insight program. I say that not having watched the final cut, but
> certainly I indicated that in front of the audience and I am
> assuming it went to air. But I know they did cut some of the
> discussions.
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