Comments on: Australia joins China in censoring the internet? http://austrolabe.com/2008/01/02/australia-joins-china-in-censoring-the-internet/ Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:12:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Kashmiri Nomad http://austrolabe.com/2008/01/02/australia-joins-china-in-censoring-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-61768 Kashmiri Nomad Sun, 06 Jan 2008 22:53:52 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2008/01/02/australia-joins-china-in-censoring-the-internet/#comment-61768 Trackback: <a href="http://kashmiri-nomad.blogspot.com/2008/01/islam-and-west-accelerated-links-for-06.html"> Austrolabe on plans by the Australian government to censor the internet.</a> Trackback: Austrolabe on plans by the Australian government to censor the internet.

]]> By: touchstone http://austrolabe.com/2008/01/02/australia-joins-china-in-censoring-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-61444 touchstone Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:05:26 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2008/01/02/australia-joins-china-in-censoring-the-internet/#comment-61444 "...once this is in place, the government is able to censor whatever they deem unfit. " "However, once the technology is in place, the government will be able to exercise considerable control over what sorts of ideas and content Australians can access." Seriously, these are nothing more than slippery slope arguments. If the government ever tries to block out info relevant to our political freedoms, that will be the time for "scathing reports". “…once this is in place, the government is able to censor whatever they deem unfit. ”

“However, once the technology is in place, the government will be able to exercise considerable control over what sorts of ideas and content Australians can access.”

Seriously, these are nothing more than slippery slope arguments. If the government ever tries to block out info relevant to our political freedoms, that will be the time for “scathing reports”.

]]> By: GMan http://austrolabe.com/2008/01/02/australia-joins-china-in-censoring-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-61389 GMan Sat, 05 Jan 2008 07:31:28 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2008/01/02/australia-joins-china-in-censoring-the-internet/#comment-61389 There is no angry mob after you Deborah, just people expressing their own views which happen to disagree with yours. No need for hysteria, it's called free speech, but perhaps you only believe in it for yourself? James is right. If you don't want your children to see and hear things of which you don't approve, start doing your own parenting and don't expect the rest of us to take responsibility for your life choices. There is no angry mob after you Deborah, just people expressing their own views which happen to disagree with yours. No need for hysteria, it’s called free speech, but perhaps you only believe in it for yourself? James is right. If you don’t want your children to see and hear things of which you don’t approve, start doing your own parenting and don’t expect the rest of us to take responsibility for your life choices.

]]> By: James http://austrolabe.com/2008/01/02/australia-joins-china-in-censoring-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-60999 James Thu, 03 Jan 2008 07:43:39 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2008/01/02/australia-joins-china-in-censoring-the-internet/#comment-60999 Oh there are always people trying to protect you from yourselves. Better yet they will protect your vulnerable children from (fill in the blank social ill). Sad part is there are far too many people willing to trade in their liberties for the thin gruel of "security." So enjoy your crappy Internet speeds with the knowledge that any half respecting cracker with a modicum of "skills" will blow past the safeguards and download all that evil whatever the government is trying to protect the wee ones against. Of course you could install parental involvement 1.0 it is put out by big bang industries a division the Allah Corp, it has been rigorously tested and comes with one hell of a tech manual. Oh there are always people trying to protect you from yourselves. Better yet they will protect your vulnerable children from (fill in the blank social ill). Sad part is there are far too many people willing to trade in their liberties for the thin gruel of “security.” So enjoy your crappy Internet speeds with the knowledge that any half respecting cracker with a modicum of “skills” will blow past the safeguards and download all that evil whatever the government is trying to protect the wee ones against.
Of course you could install parental involvement 1.0 it is put out by big bang industries a division the Allah Corp, it has been rigorously tested and comes with one hell of a tech manual.

]]> By: Shadower http://austrolabe.com/2008/01/02/australia-joins-china-in-censoring-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-60979 Shadower Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:37:40 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2008/01/02/australia-joins-china-in-censoring-the-internet/#comment-60979 Censorship? How is this good for a free society? They key point we need to focus on here is that once this is in place, the government is able to censor whatever they deem unfit. As for terrorism and child pornography there are already laws in place to deal with such people. The government will use the fear of such wicked things to get the masses in line. No one seems to worry about the repercussions of giving up their freedoms or the consequences of giving the government so much power over their lives. Censorship? How is this good for a free society?

They key point we need to focus on here is that once this is in place, the government is able to censor whatever they deem unfit.

As for terrorism and child pornography there are already laws in place to deal with such people.

The government will use the fear of such wicked things to get the masses in line. No one seems to worry about the repercussions of giving up their freedoms or the consequences of giving the government so much power over their lives.

]]> By: geoffrey http://austrolabe.com/2008/01/02/australia-joins-china-in-censoring-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-60901 geoffrey Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:22:34 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2008/01/02/australia-joins-china-in-censoring-the-internet/#comment-60901 It is unfortunate that the moral panic in vogue now is terrorism, and not child pornography or something similar--if the state's going to filter something out I'd prefer it to be that. But definitely, if this goes through it is quite worrying especially when you consider that most Australian politicians really don't have a clue what they are talking about when they discuss the topic of terrorism (banning websites promoting 'jihad' would certainly seem within the realm of possibility). It is unfortunate that the moral panic in vogue now is terrorism, and not child pornography or something similar–if the state’s going to filter something out I’d prefer it to be that.

But definitely, if this goes through it is quite worrying especially when you consider that most Australian politicians really don’t have a clue what they are talking about when they discuss the topic of terrorism (banning websites promoting ‘jihad’ would certainly seem within the realm of possibility).

]]> By: dawood http://austrolabe.com/2008/01/02/australia-joins-china-in-censoring-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-60896 dawood Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:26:19 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2008/01/02/australia-joins-china-in-censoring-the-internet/#comment-60896 What a load of cobblers. It is very worrying - people should be free to look at what they want and form their own opinions therein. New Labor New Danger? What a load of cobblers. It is very worrying – people should be free to look at what they want and form their own opinions therein. New Labor New Danger?

]]> By: Deborah Robinson http://austrolabe.com/2008/01/02/australia-joins-china-in-censoring-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-60888 Deborah Robinson Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:37:48 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2008/01/02/australia-joins-china-in-censoring-the-internet/#comment-60888 Watch out Touchstone I came out in support of the clean feed on my blog and now I have an angry mob after me. Duncan Riley from TechCrunch has personally attacked me on his blog because I dared to disagree with him. Watch out Touchstone I came out in support of the clean feed on my blog and now I have an angry mob after me. Duncan Riley from TechCrunch has personally attacked me on his blog because I dared to disagree with him.

]]> By: touchstone http://austrolabe.com/2008/01/02/australia-joins-china-in-censoring-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-60839 touchstone Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:08:16 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2008/01/02/australia-joins-china-in-censoring-the-internet/#comment-60839 I'm all for banning pornography. I’m all for banning pornography.

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