[Linux-aus] Changes to Censorship / Classification System

[Tim Ansell]

Sounds like we are damned if we do and damned if we don't. The last time
they complained about too many responses.

Tim

On 14 July 2011 03:32, Don Knowles <donakk at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I don't usually drop this sort of thing (quote / repost from SlashDot
> email) in the mailing lists,
> but I don't recall seeing this anywhere before, so I thought I'd spread it
> around since there is exactly one day to go.
>
>
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> | Few Contribute To Aussie Classification Review
> |   from the this-way-to-the-egress dept.
> |   posted by timothy on Tuesday July 12, @00:31 (Australia)
> |   with 111 comments
> |
> https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/0354227/Few-Contribute-To-Aussie-Classification-Review?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
>
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>
> dopeywan.kenobi writes "The Australian Law Reform Commission are
> conducting a review of the Australian Classification laws, the outcome of
> which will influence Australian internet filtering and/or the long
> awaited R18+ Video Game classification. Public submissions on the matter
> have been accepted since 20th May 2011 and will close on the 15th July
> 2011. From the article : '[A]s yet [0]only 80 public submissions have
> been made — 80 per cent of them from people who believe in government
> intervention for the sake of child protection. Considering, the furious
> debates within Australia's technology communities, does this reflect the
> national balance?...'It's likely down to the media for failing to inform
> the public on the matter.' Having read [1]the questionnaire, I can't help
> but wonder if their convoluted phrasing is contributing to reports that
> people are only partially completing the form without submitting." I
> wonder how much of it, too, is that people don't want to be tarred as
> favoring child pornography just because they're uncomfortable with
> by-domain censorship.
>
> Discuss this story at:
>
> https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/0354227/Few-Contribute-To-Aussie-Classification-Review?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
>
> Links:
>     0. http://www.abc.net.au/technology/articles/2011/07/06/3262712.htm
>     1. http://www.alrc.gov.au/content/classification-online-submission
>
> --
> Don Knowles, Rockhampton, Australia
> a Founding Member of Central Queensland Linux User Group
>
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