Category Archives: Internet filtering
Bits
Pope rewrites medical science to suit Catholic dogma. Film at 11. Australian government censorship website hacked. I’m not laughing, really.
Filed under Censorship, Internet filtering, Religion, trashcan categorial
Some linkage
Some links and issues I have come across lately.
Filed under Censorship, Evolution, Internet filtering, Politics, Social evolution, trashcan categorial
On my other blog
More about Australia’s Great Wall of Clean Feed…
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Filed under Administrative, Censorship, Internet filtering
The road to hell
In the final chapter of Terry Pratchett’s Eric, the wizard Rincewind and the boy Eric are climbing out of hell on steep steps. He looked down at the broad steps they were climbing. They were something of a novelty; each … Continue reading
Filed under Censorship, Internet filtering, Politics
The lies of the internet censors: Your. Filter. Won’t. Work.
The title is the title of a nice essay at Crikey. I especially like this: Bernadette McMenamin of ChildWise, you’ve crossed the line, defaming everyone who’s protested the government’s plans. “Most of these people are not fully aware of the … Continue reading
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Why copyright is censorship
Here’s an excellent discussion by Lawrence Lessig on the creeping nature of regulation through copyright. Quite apart from anything else it’s an amazing use of presentation software. Sure, it’s 2002, but things have only got worse…
Filed under Censorship, Internet filtering, Politics, Technology
Oops!
I think maybe they’ve taken filtering a bit too far this time…
Filed under Humor, Internet filtering
No shit!
Here’s an article, by MSN no less, that explains the problems with broad filtering. A fellow named Herman Libshitz can’t get an email account from Verizon because his name contains “shit”. Residents of Scunthorpe in the UK apparently have similar … Continue reading
Filed under Censorship, Humor, Internet filtering, Politics, Technology
New Australian censorship stuff
At the other blog here and here , the latter a plea for a Human Rights Act.
Filed under Censorship, Internet filtering, Politics
ISP filtering for Americans too?
So it looks like Australia won’t be the sole idiot child of the Internet. FCC chair Kevin Martin wants… you guessed… an “opt out” smut filter at the ISP. In your face American First Amendment! All you smug Mericans, wipe … Continue reading
Filed under Censorship, Internet filtering, Politics, Technology
