Vigilantism is bad for the cause
Internet vigilante group Anonymous have stepped up their campaign against the Rudd Government and its Internet censorship scheme today. “Operation Titstorm” began with denial of service attacks against various Government websites including that of the Prime Minister. EFA naturally condemns these attacks – not only are they illegal, but they damage the cause by playing […]
EFA’s draft R18+ for games discussion paper
The public consultation on the introduction of an R18+ for computer games closes at the end of the month. Jessi Citizen, on behalf of EFA and in conjunction with Ausgamers, has prepared a draft response to the consultation that sets out our understanding of the issues and our arguments. Draft submission paper (MS Word format) […]
Senate Internet Censorship Petition Update
Thank you to everyone who has signed the Senate Internet Censorship Petition. So far we have just under 10,000 signatories to the e-petition, but that is just the beginning. Please let your friends, family and colleagues know about the Government’s mandatory Internet filtering policy and what they can do to help defeat it, including signing […]
Update on the Great Australian Internet Blackout
All this week Australian websites having been going black as part of the Great Australian Internet Blackout. So far this online demonstration has successfully reached a wide range of audiences, educating them about the problems with the Government’s mandatory Internet filter policy: There are 480 verified participating websites (and that only counts the websites that […]
Australian web sites to go black on Australia Day
Electronic Frontiers Australia today announced that over 500 web Australian sites will be “blacked out” on Australia day in protest against the Rudd government’s mandatory Internet filtering plan. Included among them are the Australian Greens, an Internet service provider, media outlets, and hundreds of other Australian businesses and organisations. “This policy has caused considerable anxiety […]