[fjf]

Lets just hope that Australians vote accordingly next time and they send a clear message to the politicians. If not we are toast in the long run.

 

[fraseyboy]

Didn't the old prime minister say that he wanted to get rid of all of the filth on the internet a while back? Is this a result of that?

I think it shouldn't be allowed. Nobody owns the internet. They can't do that. Hopefully New Zealand won't decide to do the same.

 

[bowraboy]

We just got rid of a fascist government but looks like the new one isn't going to be much better.

Too many religious freaks in politics over here also.

 

[nsx_23]

Damn, no more hardcore german ****

But yeah, this is stupid. They tried pulling something like this earlier with an internet filter that was released for free to parents, and it got hacked by a 14-year old in like less than 2days. The program ended up wasting $100million AUD tax payer's money.

Why do retards insist on filtering instead of educating children about sexuality, which is a natural part of being a human being?

 

[QQQ]

Quote:

I think it shouldn't be allowed. Nobody owns the internet. They can't do that. Hopefully New Zealand won't decide to do the same.

They will do it sooner or later. When internet becomes as controlled as other mass media they will be allowed to do anything and nobody will ever be aware of what is going on. They will be just saying what they want you to know.

 

[ClieOS]

Australian law makers: come and meet P2P software.

 

[frozenice]

What happens when everyone sends everything on the internet with 256 bit encryption ?

 

[flecom]

Quote:

Originally Posted by frozenice /img/forum/go_quote.gif What happens when everyone sends everything on the internet with 256 bit encryption ?

they declare all forms of encryption illegal becuase the terrorists can use it to send unreadable messages

 

[Rock&Roll Ninja]

Clearly this was engineered by the lobbyists representing Playboy/Hustler.

What good is the internet without pornography?????

 

[flecom]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rock&Roll Ninja /img/forum/go_quote.gif Clearly this was engineered by the lobbyists representing Playboy/Hustler.

doubtful since playboy recently announced that they will no longer be making DVD releases but distributing online

Business Feed Article | Business | guardian.co.uk

 

[Rednamalas1]

+ YouTube Video​

ERROR: If you can see this, then YouTube is down or you don't have Flash installed.

nuff said.

 

[krmathis]

Crazy! ::shakes head::

 

[frozenice]

I think Big Content/ Big Service Providers have a bigger problem and that is with Americans looking to tighten their spending they are going to look at their cellphone, telephone, cable, internet and satellite bills and start trimming by disconnecting things they really don't want or need.

Also look for companies to spend less on advertising (as consumers spend less) and the companies will look at spending more on the internet as they redeploy their capital to where it works best for them.

 

[nickdawg]

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Originally Posted by DrBenway /img/forum/go_quote.gif As amusing as this example is, it also points out the sheer futility of this kiind of automated filtering. If I can write "pornography," but not "p*rn," what does it accomplish? So we are left with a reduction in personal rights, which doesn't even accomplish what it sets out to. This reminds me of the period when Napster (not the joke commercial version, the original) was still alive, but under attack. This was around 2000 or 2001, and the RIAA and their henchmen had begun trawling through the Napster listings to find instances of infringement. So people started posting files with slightly altered spelling of the filenames, and that worked just fine (Until they closed down Napster altogether, of course). This sort of big-brotherism erodes the sacred notion of individual freedom, and it doesn't even provide the protections it seeks to. I'd call that a lose-lose.

It's just another example of making rules for the sake of making rules, and controlling us. Arbitrary crap like this is designed to "save us from ourselves" and even that pØrn ban is an attempt. But it's all worthless. The internet will still be unsafe. Perverts will still be on myspace meeting kids, which is way worse than any pØrnØ ever would be.

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Originally Posted by WorldsEndWombat /img/forum/go_quote.gif wondering why all the US folks are so keen on this topic and no Aussies put any comments yet

Probably because the US has suffered for the last eight years under a tyrant who enjoys pissing on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Shrub has allowed spying on phone calls. And not just the so-called "terrorist" ones either, but regular calls as well. U.S. government caught spying on Americans? - Rachel Maddow show - MSNBC.com
And with an election coming up, we're at risk of getting more of the same, the same ass-kissing of big business, who also is a threat to net neutrality. We as a world need to pay attention to this, before it is too late.

 

[DrBenway]

Quote:

Originally Posted by nickdawg /img/forum/go_quote.gif We as a world need to pay attention to this, before it is too late.

As Joni Mitchell sang:

"You don't know what you've got till it's gone/They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot."