Australian Net Filter Gets The Green Light

Ms Naughty · 2009-12-15, 11:47 PM

There's a lot of very angry Aussies right now, including me.
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/tec...1216-kw7d.html

Twitter went mental with the announcement, huge number of comments, people are really pissed off.

The plan is to use a blacklist to filter "refused classification" content. According to our stupid classification laws, any fetishes are included in RC, including spanking, wax play, BDSM, piercing. They even think that female ejaculation is a "fetish."

Any hint of violence is also out. This means that Pirates was originally banned because it featured an animated sequence with two skeletons having a sword fight. They had to edit that out to get it into Australia.

Are you rolling your eyes in disbelief? It's embarassing.

If anyone has suggestions about a good place to live in the US, let me know.

tickler · 2009-12-16, 03:17 PM

GS, you could always consider the Great White North.

Part of the commonwealth, so entry would be much easier.

Do they still have to get it passed, & aren't most of the other parties against it?

Quote:

"The state must declare the child to be the most precious treasure of the people. As long as the government is perceived as working for the benefit of the children, the people will happily endure almost any curtailment of liberty and almost any deprivation."
- Adolf Hitler.

Any hackers feel like slipping Labour Party into their banned list?

Ms Naughty · 2009-12-16, 05:21 PM

But Canada is so COOOOLLLDDD! LOL
It has to pass the Senate. The Greens don't support it but who knows what the main opposition party will do. It's just been taken over by the religious right so they'll probably vote for it.
Of course, it can all be easily gotten around with proxies but it shouldn't have to happen in the first place.

ArtWilliams · 2009-12-16, 05:41 PM

Fucking Government! You're right, I love Canada but it is damn cold here. The warmest big city is Vancouver and they still have a dusting or two of snow every year. Hopefully saner heads will prevail.

Bluey · 2009-12-16, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by grandmascrotum

There's a lot of very angry Aussies right now, including me.

+1 ... Mr crud's labor government, may all there donkeys have fleas ....

nekrom · 2009-12-22, 09:56 AM

We need to think of the children so this is a good thing. It's only a small minority that is against the filter anyway. Daily prayer readings is a far more rewarding way to spend your time.

-N

ed_banger · 2009-12-22, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by nekrom

We need to think of the children so this is a good thing. It's only a small minority that is against the filter anyway. Daily prayer readings is a far more rewarding way to spend your time.

-N

Religion is a much bigger money maker than porn ever will be.

Time to start a church and get people to pay 10-30% of their income to you.

bionicweenie · 2009-12-24, 09:54 AM

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Fucking Government!

Ditto's on that note, and I'm in the U.S. but the way our gov't is going...

Did you hear that in Russia some lawmakers are literally looking to ban swearing?

Guess soon all we'll be allowed to do is sit and stare out the window while all our $ go to gov't coffers for those stinking "elite" thieves we have to call law makers.

2009-12-15, 11:47 PM	#1
Ms Naughty old enough to be Grandma Scrotum Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,408	Australian Net Filter Gets The Green Light There's a lot of very angry Aussies right now, including me. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/tec...1216-kw7d.html Twitter went mental with the announcement, huge number of comments, people are really pissed off. The plan is to use a blacklist to filter "refused classification" content. According to our stupid classification laws, any fetishes are included in RC, including spanking, wax play, BDSM, piercing. They even think that female ejaculation is a "fetish." Any hint of violence is also out. This means that Pirates was originally banned because it featured an animated sequence with two skeletons having a sword fight. They had to edit that out to get it into Australia. Are you rolling your eyes in disbelief? It's embarassing. If anyone has suggestions about a good place to live in the US, let me know. __________________ Promote Bright Desire

2009-12-16, 05:21 PM	#3
Ms Naughty old enough to be Grandma Scrotum Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,408	But Canada is so COOOOLLLDDD! LOL It has to pass the Senate. The Greens don't support it but who knows what the main opposition party will do. It's just been taken over by the religious right so they'll probably vote for it. Of course, it can all be easily gotten around with proxies but it shouldn't have to happen in the first place. __________________ Promote Bright Desire

2009-12-22, 09:56 AM	#6
nekrom Are you sure this is the Sci-Fi Convention? It's full of nerds! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 263	We need to think of the children so this is a good thing. It's only a small minority that is against the filter anyway. Daily prayer readings is a far more rewarding way to spend your time. -N __________________ The afp ownz all your base.

2009-12-16, 05:41 PM	#4
ArtWilliams You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 6,244	Fucking Government! You're right, I love Canada but it is damn cold here. The warmest big city is Vancouver and they still have a dusting or two of snow every year. Hopefully saner heads will prevail.