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Australia’s Twitterati SAY NO to Internet Censorship

Posted by Tama on October 30, 2008 3 comments

As part of a protest against the proposed Australian Internet censorship filter, many Australia Twitter users have changed their avatars to pictures with their mouths gagged or crossed out.  Rene Lemerle has created this very Australian collage collating many of these protest avatars: Can you spot me in there? Make sure you’re doing your bit [...]

Stop Internet Censorship in Australia!

Posted by Tama on October 24, 2008 6 comments

As outlined in an article from Electronic Frontiers Australia, the Australian Federal Government’s proposed mandatory internet filtering system in Australia is bad news indeed (via Sky): Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) today expressed alarm at the news that the Government’s “Clean Feed” Internet censorship plan will not allow Australian adults to opt-out. The filter, which will [...]