Australian Labor internet censorship plan looks dead

Ab · 6th August 2010, 01:05

http://delimiter.com.au/2010/08/05/i...labors-filter/

Labor won't have enough votes to get this through the Senate without Liberal and/or Green support, both of whom are now on record as against it.

OWNED.

Lightspeed · 6th August 2010, 01:21

Well at least there's some sense still in Australia.

Fx. · 6th August 2010, 09:37

well all the money and time spent on this was well worth it !

_Incubus_ · 6th August 2010, 10:01

Joe Hockey is great, I remember when him and Rudd back in 05-06 used to get on the Sunrise program once a week..he actually seemed to be a decent dude with a sense of humor whilst Rudd was very guarded and scripted.

Rince · 6th August 2010, 10:37

was reading http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08...ewall_opposed/

Quote:

Hockey added: "I know it's a contentious issue but the filter does not work, it does not work. The ISP-based filter system does not work. Therefore it creates an assumption of trust which cannot be met by the technology."

which was all very well, until one of the el Reg's commentards said:

Quote:

So if it worked they'd be all for it?
The point, you nitwit, is not that it won't work (although, of course, it won't). It's wrong because it's censorship. It's wrong because we're not even allowed to know what you're censoring. And it's wrong because we trust neither you nor the other lot to resist the temptation to suppress anything you find "inconvenient".
Glad I don't live in Australia any longer.

insightful or just cynical?

Ab · 6th August 2010, 12:58

Hockey has stated in numerous interviews that he considers the filter bad because he thinks government-imposed censorship is bad.

Rince · 6th August 2010, 16:54

in that case......

6th August 2010, 01:05	#1
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	Australian Labor internet censorship plan looks dead http://delimiter.com.au/2010/08/05/i...labors-filter/ Labor won't have enough votes to get this through the Senate without Liberal and/or Green support, both of whom are now on record as against it. OWNED.

6th August 2010, 16:54	#7
Rince SLUTS!!!!!!!	in that case...... __________________ Slow internet is worse than no internet. It's like putting your penis in once and then being required to make out for 2 hours --Matt "The Oatmeal" Inman

6th August 2010, 01:21	#2
Lightspeed	Well at least there's some sense still in Australia. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

6th August 2010, 09:37	#3
Fx.	well all the money and time spent on this was well worth it !

6th August 2010, 10:01	#4
_Incubus_	Joe Hockey is great, I remember when him and Rudd back in 05-06 used to get on the Sunrise program once a week..he actually seemed to be a decent dude with a sense of humor whilst Rudd was very guarded and scripted.

6th August 2010, 12:58	#6
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	Hockey has stated in numerous interviews that he considers the filter bad because he thinks government-imposed censorship is bad.