Shared news this week – 11-15 October
Sometimes it can be hard to keep up with everything that is going on. Here is a summary of the news items we shared this week on Twitter. Please let me know if you find a summary list like this one handy, and if you would like me to do it every week. Open Internet The morality […]
The morality of censorship
Much has been written and said about the Labor Government’s plan to censor Australia’s Internet. The plan, which involves a Government blacklist of web sites that all Australian Internet service providers would be required to block, has been criticised for its ineffectiveness, free speech risks and technical difficulties. However, while there has been some moralising, […]
Your Say: Gillard won't budge on internet filter
This post is to provide a discussion forum for the article Gillard won’t budge on internet filter published today on the news.com.au website. The artcile is being reposted here so that the public may have an opportunity to reply. Prime Minister Julia Gillard isn’t budging on dropping the unpopular internet filter, saying it is a […]
The future of internet censorship
You probably know that internet censorship is a hot topic. It’s on the rise around the world and has been a big issue here in Australia, where a new push for censorship remains government policy. The internet is such a great enabler of free speech. Why do governments want to censor it? Some of the […]
Your thoughts? "Fast Broadband will be best served by the Market"
In today’s edition of The Australian is an article written by James Massola called Fast broadband best served by market: UN report. Massola quotes from the report by the UN’s Broadband Commission for Digital Development. The report recommends: “a market-led approach facilitated by an enabling policy environment” as the best way to promote the deployment […]