South Australians will face online commenting restrictions when writs are issued for the March 20 State Election. The Advertiser revealed today that a new law came into force on January 6, requiring internet bloggers, and anyone making a comment on next month’s state election, to publish their real name and postcode when commenting on the [...]
Tear down the great firewall
I’m supporting the online campaign to “Tear down the great firewall“. I oppose Australian Government plans to compulsorily filter the web. GetUp! has gathered more than 120,000 petition signatures so far in opposition to mandatory internet censorship. There are plenty of alternatives, like distributing software to parents to use at home, or making the filter [...]
Regulate Facebook and ban hate sites
A cadet reporter came across a new Facebook group this week that was dedicated to denigrating a local teenager, let’s call him Joe. Categorised under “Organizations – clubs and societies”, the group was called “People who think Joe is annoying”. There was a photo of Joe wearing his cricket club cap, with a red line [...]
Government plans to censor the web
For some bizarre unknown reason the Australian Government is moving unilaterally to join China in censoring the internet. I’m not making this up and it’s not April Fool’s Day. The Courier Mail reports that Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has hatched a $44.2 million plan to control what we read online. Internet censorship will involve two [...]
Breasts blocked
I’ve set up a couple of new WordPress sites this week, including one for Desert Storks, a group of midwives in Kalgoorlie. The other was to promote a Hannans Rotary Club event, the annual Balzano Barrow Race. They are all hosted on my personal account with Site5. I have closed the reseller account and switched [...]
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