12th March 2010

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Tag: censorship

  • Australia on internet enemy watchlist

    Created Fri, 12th of Mar 2010

    A top media rights watchdog has listed Australia along with Iran and North Korea in a report published on countries that pose a threat of internet censorship. Paris-based media rights group ... more

  • Icon_camera Art or porn? New laws to paint clearer picture

    Created Tue, 9th of Mar 2010

    The New South Wales Government says it will introduce laws into Parliament this week to clarify what is art and what is child pornography. The issue was highlighted nearly two years ago in the ... more

  • Indonesians filmmakers reeling over new laws

    Created Tue, 2nd of Mar 2010

    There are claims the latest law governing filmmaking in Indonesia is stricter than its predecessor dating back almost 30 years. Director Riri Riza and producer Mira Lesmana say producers and ... more

  • Chinese school denies Google cyber-attack link

    Created Sun, 21st of Feb 2010

    A Chinese school linked to cyber-attacks on Google denied any involvement, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday. Li Zixiang from the Lanxiang Vocational School in Shandong ... more

  • Pro-porn hackers target government websites

    Created Wed, 10th of Feb 2010

    An internet protest group has launched an attack on Government websites in a protest against the proposed internet filter and censorship of some pornography. The attack, dubbed Operation Titstorm ... more

  • Media urge FOI reform

    Created Fri, 5th of Feb 2010

    A coalition of Australia's 12 largest media organisations says journalists and the public should have greater access to cabinet documents. The Right to Know Coalition has told a Senate committee ... more

  • Icon_camera Gates weighs in on Google-China spat

    Created Tue, 26th of Jan 2010

    Microsoft founder Bill Gates has weighed in on a row between China and internet giant Google over cyber attacks, saying that Beijing's efforts to censor the internet were "fortunately... very ... more

  • Channel shutdown for not airing Chavez speech

    Created Mon, 25th of Jan 2010

    A cable-television channel critical of the Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been taken off the air, outraging media freedom advocates. The Radio Caracas Television station (RCTV) was dumped ... more

  • Obama weighs into Google-China furor

    Created Sat, 23rd of Jan 2010

    US President Barack Obama is "troubled" by cyberattacks on Internet giant Google and wants answers from China, the White House said on Friday. "As the president has said, he continues to be ... more

  • Icon_camera Clinton speech boosts anti-filter campaign

    Created Fri, 22nd of Jan 2010

    Australia and the United States appear to be on a collision course on the issue of internet censorship. In a wide-ranging speech last night, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has accused ... more

  • China plays down Google threat

    Created Sat, 16th of Jan 2010

    China has played down a threat by Google to quit the country on hacking and censorship concerns, but the United States says it will formally express concern over the cyber attacks the internet ... more

  • Icon_camera US demands China explain cyber attacks

    Created Fri, 15th of Jan 2010

    The United States says it has held talks with Chinese officials, calling for an explanation of cyber attacks against the internet giant Google and dozens of other companies. "We have had a ... more

  • Icon_camera China stands firm over Google threat

    Created Thu, 14th of Jan 2010

    Chinese officials have told companies to back state control of the internet, showing no sign of giving ground on censorship after US internet giant Google threatened to quit the country. Minister ... more

  • Critics blast 'great firewall of Australia'

    Created Tue, 15th of Dec 2009

    The Federal Government's decision to press ahead with compulsory internet filtering has come under fire from lobby groups and the Greens. The Government wants to pass laws to force internet ... more

  • Icon_camera Green light for internet filter plans

    Created Tue, 15th of Dec 2009

    The Federal Government has detailed its plan to require internet service providers (ISPs) in Australia to block a list of banned material. When Parliament resumes next year the Government plans to ... more

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