[ga] Censorship in Australia: Some Of Australia's Tubes Are About To Be Filtered

["Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All,

  Seems that Australia is a potential testing ground for mass
censorship that I wouldn't doubt ICANN and other governments
are watching closely for possible consideration.

See:
The first phase of
http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/137002,australias-tubes-some-are-about-to-be-filtered.aspx
Australia's controversial Internet filters were put in place today, with
the Australian government announcing that six ISPs will take part in a
six-week pilot. The plan reportedly includes a filter blocking a list of
Government-blacklisted sites, and an optional adult content filter, and 
the government has said it hasn't ruled out the possibility of
http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/131665,conroy-making-valiant-effort-then-mentions-bittorrent.aspx
filtering BitTorrent traffic.  The filters have been widely criticized
by privacy groups and Internet users, and people have previously even 
taken to the streets to protest.  While Christian groups support the
plan, 
others say filters could
http://www.pcauthority.com.au/BlogEntry/126284,porn-filters-could-cause-22-drop-in-speed.aspx
slow down Internet speeds, that they don't work, and that the plan
amounts to
censorship of the Internet. At this stage the filters are only a pilot,
and Australia's largest ISP, Telstra, is not taking part. But if the
$125.8 million being spent by the Australian Government on cyber-safety
is any indication, it's a sign of things to come.

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