Kevin Rudd's Rules of the Internet

[TVR-190]

These rules will come into effect after the internet filter is introduced.

1. You do not talk about the Internet.
2. You DO NOT talk about the Internet.
3. Anything remotely entertaining will be banned and censored until all of Australia is in apathy.
4. If anyone opposes the new filter, call them a "pedo" or "terrorist".
5. The Internet will be slowed by 86%.
6. Rudd can censor anything he wants and you will do nothing about it.
7. Eventually, the government will have total control over what you see/hear/do.
8. >$44 million will be wasted for this.
9. The filter will stop pedophiles, and it definitely will stop child-molesting all together. Pedophiles definitely won't seek a physical child to get their "fix" once they have no children-shaped pixels left.
10. This filter will replace proper parenting and responsibility. Rudd is your child's new mother.
11. Millions of sites will be blocked "accidentally", but it's OK.
12. This isn't a democracy, it's all about Rudd's power-trip. You accept this.
13. There will be no more 4chan, Something Awful, Ebaumsworld or Encyclopædia Dramatica...there will only be Gaia Online.
14. You are not allowed to have "fun".
15. What is "appropriate" is not decided by you or your morals - it is decided by a biased team of cynical old men who frown upon anything "different".
16. You will not protest or do anything about this.
17. Not view Encyclopedia Dramatica as it, too, is on the list.

[nicko]

lol..................

[magpies1]

hahahahahahahhahahahaha nice!

[gemazare]

lol rud n his power ego

[levymetal]

i just checked wikileaks, luckily 4chan is not on there, but check this out:
"http://" is on the list. i think they're planning to block the whole internet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that'll make it safe alright.

[lil_mickey]

lmao

[greenfoam]

Why are the goverment still talking about this, fat chance in zero the public will stand for it, I'll be first inline to throw a brick in the protests

[TVR-190]

Why are the goverment still talking about this, fat chance in zero the public will stand for it, I'll be first inline to throw a brick in the protests

while we all wear guy fawkes masks?

[greenfoam]

No, they are in the wrong, so there's no need to hide. Just walk right up and throw the brick

[ruggj]

i really cant see this going through. If you want the internet to be filtered say if you have kids, buy (or it may be free im not sure anymore) the internet filter that the government offers, or another internet filter of your choice. Its that simple

[System]

i just checked wikileaks, luckily 4chan is not on there, but check this out:
"http://" is on the list. i think they're planning to block the whole internet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that'll make it safe alright.

4chan isnt... but ONE board is *wink wink*

[Leigh_G]

i just checked wikileaks, luckily 4chan is not on there, but check this out:
"http://" is on the list. i think they're planning to block the whole internet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that'll make it safe alright.

lol, anything but /b/!!

Edit: on a serious note though, Conroy is a %#@wit.

[dazamaz]

Just checked over the list, they are even blocking certain IP's. Feel sorry for the bugger who gets that IP next (if the current owner/user releases it)

[Morton]

How will this achieve anything? Are they going to have guards patrolling IRC and usenets?

[Leigh_G]

How will this achieve anything? Are they going to have guards patrolling IRC and usenets?

Wait no! you see, It will achieve lots!

1. $44M dollars magically disappearing
2. Slower internet speeds (on an already shite network)
3. Higher ISP subscription costs
4. Dumbass parents doing even less parenting, and taking less responsibility for their kids activities when online
5. Pedophiles moving further underground to even more anon networks like tor

But seriously, you're right. nobody is dumb enough to post "CP" on a public http protocol..