3rd September 2010

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Tag: censorship

  • Journalists fear return to apartheid-era laws

    Created Wed, 18th of Aug 2010

    A group of prominent journalists is accusing the South African government of bringing back apartheid-era press laws that could undermine democracy. The African National Congress (ANC) government ... more

  • Coalition vows to block 'flawed' internet filter

    Created Thu, 5th of Aug 2010

    Opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey says the Coalition will not back the Government's proposed internet filter. The Government announced the filter two years ago as part of its cyber safety ... more

  • Swan hints at possible filter changes

    Created Thu, 29th of Jul 2010

    Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has suggested changes could be made to the Federal Government's proposed internet filter. The Government announced the filter two years ago as part of its cyber safety ... more

  • US House votes to ban 'crush videos'

    Created Thu, 22nd of Jul 2010

    The US House of Representatives has voted to ban so-called "crush videos" - fetish films in which small animals are maimed or killed. Lawmakers voted 416-3 to punish those who create, sell, or own ... more

  • Google bends on China censorship

    Created Mon, 12th of Jul 2010

    Google is back in business in China, with the government confirming that it agreed to renew the internet giant's licence. In last few months Google's future in the communist country was ... more

  • Sex Party hopes classification review relaxes guidelines

    Created Fri, 9th of Jul 2010

    The Australian Sex Party is hoping a review into national online classification guidelines will legalise some types of pornography which are currently banned. Communications Minister Senator ... more

  • Icon_camera Internet filter delay 'an admission of flaws'

    Created Fri, 9th of Jul 2010

    The Greens say the Federal Government's decision to delay the introduction of its mandatory internet filtering program proves the policy is flawed. The plan to block sites containing illegal ... more

  • Google changes tact in Chinese censor row

    Created Tue, 29th of Jun 2010

    Google says it will stop automatically redirecting Chinese users to an uncensored site in Hong Kong a day before its government licence expires, following official complaints. Earlier this year, ... more

  • Porn industry, Christian lobby unite against .xxx domain

    Created Mon, 28th of Jun 2010

    The pornography industry and the Christian conservative lobby have united in opposition to a proposal to create a new domain name catering specifically for pornography on the internet. The ... more

  • Icon_camera MP wants Cat Stevens banned

    Created Fri, 28th of May 2010

    A Victorian state MP is lobbying to have musician Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, banned from Australia. Islam is touring Australia next month but DLP upper house member Peter Kavanagh ... more

  • Pakistan lifts YouTube ban

    Created Thu, 27th of May 2010

    Pakistan has restored access to popular video website YouTube, but Facebook and 1,200 web pages remained blocked as a row about "blasphemous" content on the internet rumbled into a second week. A ... more

  • Google returns fire after Conroy privacy attack

    Created Tue, 25th of May 2010

    The internet giant Google today dismissed the Communications Minister's withering critique of its record on privacy. In a Senate estimates hearing last night, Senator Stephen Conroy accused ... more

  • Pakistan bans YouTube

    Created Fri, 21st of May 2010

    Pakistan has banned video-sharing website YouTube because it carries content that is supposedly un-Islamic. The decision came a day after Pakistan's telecommunications authority imposed a similar ... more

  • Support fading for Government's internet filter

    Created Wed, 12th of May 2010

    Support for the Federal Government's proposed mandatory internet filtering program is waning, with a study revealing that fewer people back the move. Earlier this week Communications Minister ... more

  • Vote card bill due to go to parliament

    Created Tue, 11th of May 2010

    Legislation is about to go to the South Australian Parliament to ban the use of how-to-vote cards that appear to be from another political party. Labor used how-to-vote cards with the words 'put ... more

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