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Telstra, Optus to start censoring the web next month Read more: http://www.news.com.

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  1. Turd Ferguson

    Turd Ferguson Donating Member

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    Telstra, Optus to start censoring the web next month | Latest Broadband and Wireless News | News.com.au

    Guess Gillard is trying to see how low she can get her popularity level...
     
  2. wraith

    wraith Hand over the dog bikkies

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    As long as their looking like they are doing something right? I mean just because the filter can be bypassed in seconds doesn't mean it's not effective. /sarcasm
     
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    10 year old kids know that to source anything you torrent, and filters cannot stop torrents. So why 'experts' say that implementing this filter will prevent child porn access, is beyond me.

    I'm fairly certain it's a ruse to implement a monitoring system, rather than a filter. At least ASIO will be able to track down targets of interest with greater ease, but who is going to monitor the monitors?
     
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    Julie moderator- for now anyway

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    Telsta and optus are so stupidly expensive they should be offering something extra, don't think this filter is quite it though.
     
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    give me their addresses i have my own weaponry, i just demand diplomatic immunity.
     
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    Full Spectrum Bro it's a VW your Audi!

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    500 websites filtered today, 1000 unfiltered pop up tomorrow..
     
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    iinsom Fireproof Igloo

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    Shouldnt be looking at child porn anyway, dirty ####s
     
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    But that's just what the government wants the reaction to be, and why they say it is their main concern.

    Anyone seeing opposing this 'filter', will be labeled as someone who wants access to child exploitation material.
     
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    500 websites is #### all to block
     
  10. Turd Ferguson

    Turd Ferguson Donating Member

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    Its people like you that cause stupid things like this to get done.

    Yeah it begins with the whole "protect the children" line then soon enough they start blocking anyone or anything that opposes them.....
     
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    Trayner Fresh prince of Pakky

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    gah, when will this Nanny country learn , stop spending money on pointless ****
     
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    lucky for me i'm with neither optus or telstra and this makes the NBN australia' biggest joke

    super fast internet with restrictions ?
     
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    Funny thing is. Optus cant afford to filter content at the moment. Their international speeds have been in the gutter for almost 6 months now. Adding a filter is going to do wonders to fix their problems.
     
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    MikesCalais Trust me, I'm a Doctor

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    All for restricting sites that depict child abuse etc. but as said, it's only going to 'shift' the problem.

    What I have a problem with is today it's 'criminal' sites, tomorrow it's politically incorrect sites, eventually we'll have access to one website telling us how we've been saved from the evils of the web by these policy makers. So for now, good on them, but lets wait and see
     
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    no more 4chan?
     
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    Grennan Slayer of Stupid Threads

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    Problem is blocking Child Porn websites is about... 10 years in the past?

    Now its all shared through private P2P.

    So yeah...the point of this is?
     
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    There is no legislation and it is all voluntary. Maybe people should read more than the first paragraph before starting a rant.
     
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    ooh not just a fail, but an EPIC FAIL!!!

    If you were arguing against censorship in principle I would agree.
     
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    Grennan Slayer of Stupid Threads

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    The only way in which this filter is voluntary is if you have the choice to change ISP. If you use Telstra or Optus, you will be filtered, no matter what you say. There is no Opt Out from the consumer.

    The ORIGINAL filter was voluntary on bahalf of the ISP. That has been sidelined and Optus and Telstra have taken it upon themselves to pick up a part of it.

    It says "Volunatary" but it means the its voluntary opt in from the ISP, the consumer has no say.
     
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