ADVOCACY, POLICY & NEWS
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The top 10 filtering questions yet to be answered
The Rudd Government’s mandatory ISP filtering bill will soon be introduced into Parliament, and we can only hope that the debate there will focus more on the real merits of the scheme – which are few and far between – than empty rhetoric about protecting children. When the debate happens,…
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Senate Internet Censorship Petition
Electronic Frontiers Australia has today launched a petition against the Government’s mandatory Internet filtering policy that will be presented to the Senate of the Parliament of Australia. You can sign the petition electronically by going to the this page and leaving your name, postcode and email address. Please talk to your…
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"Trollumnists" and Censorship
Because mandatory Internet censorship is such a hot button issue in the technology community, the technology media has understandably provided their readers with something of a running commentary on the proposal for some two years. This has been great for campaigners who oppose the issue as it allows us to…
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R18+ Games event in Sydney this Saturday
Luke Lawrie from r18GamesAustralia.com is organising a consultation event this weekend in Sydney about the introduction of an R18+ rating for computer games: The Commonwealth Government has released a discussion paper which briefly summarises the key arguments for and against an R18+ classification for video games. Censorship Ministers have considered…
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EFA welcomes Peter Black as our new campaign manager
I am very pleased to welcome Peter Black as our new campaign manager for the mandatory internet filtering campaign. We are all looking forward to working with Peter and are extremely excited to see his vision for the campaign. The first step will be the unveiling of a new campaign…
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EFA Newsletter for December 2009: EFA is hiring
We are stepping up the campaign on mandatory internet filtering, and we are looking for some help. Please see our December newsletter for more information on how you can help. We are also looking to hire a community and campaign manager for a minimum three month contract to help us…