Oz Internet Censorship gets noticed in China
Kevin Rudd’s plans to crack down on Internet content appear to have drawn the attention of no less than the Chinese Government. The website of the State Council Information Office recently featured an article (Google translation here) on Rudd’s endorsement of an “online ombudsman” to deal with inappropriate Internet content and discusses the upcoming mandatory […]
It's time for action: 10 things you can do to stop the filter
There has been a lot of talk in the media and on Twitter over the past week about protests, rallies and other events to stop the Government’s mandatory Internet filter from ever becoming law. Electronic Frontiers Australia remains sceptical of the value and impact of those sorts of events. Rather, the most effective strategy is […]
Government receives 55,000+ submissions on R18+ games
The recent review (EFA and AusGamers’ submission is here) on the introduction of an R18+ rating has apparently received more than 55,000 submissions from Australians interested in this issue. This sort of turnout is incredible – several orders of magnitude higher than the regular response rate to Government reviews. I want to extend our particular […]
Government: Don't feed the trolls
There are jerks on the internet. Given how many jerks there are off the internet, this shouldn’t surprise anyone. (I’m willing to bet that the first cave painting was barely dry before a jerk came along and drew an oversized penis on one of the animals.) Nevertheless, the offensive defacement last week of two Facebook […]
EFA and AusGamers submission on R18+ games
The Review on the introduction of an R18+ rating for computer games closes on Sunday. To all of you who have not yet made a submission, I encourage you to do so. To make a submission, use the template provided on the Attorney-General’s website. Fill out the questionnaire and add your own comments. It is […]