Censorship
Silent Hill banning, now we play the ‘waiting game’
By: Mike Bantick
The latest incarnation of the popular horror survival game Silent Hill: Homecoming has been refused classification in Australia. In effect the game has been banned. Once again the OFLC is unable to classify the game under Australian legislation that tops out at a MA 15+ rating, so like Fallout 3 fans, Silent Hill: Homecoming aficionados must wait and see if developer Konami will believe it is worthwhile to make the requisite edits.
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By: Mike Bantick
The latest incarnation of the popular horror survival game Silent Hill: Homecoming has been refused classification in Australia. In effect the game has been banned. Once again the OFLC is unable to classify the game under Australian legislation that tops out at a MA 15+ rating, so like Fallout 3 fans, Silent Hill: Homecoming aficionados must wait and see if developer Konami will believe it is worthwhile to make the requisite edits.
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World sleeps safely as YouTube explodes bomb under video terrorists
By: Davey Winder
You can all sleep safely now, the war on terror is one step closer to being won as YouTube bans violent Islamist videos following pressure from the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Terrorist organisations are expected to crumble accordingly. Not...
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By: Davey Winder
You can all sleep safely now, the war on terror is one step closer to being won as YouTube bans violent Islamist videos following pressure from the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Terrorist organisations are expected to crumble accordingly. Not...
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If you find porn offensive, stop searching for it!
By: Davey Winder
Is Wikipedia guilty of porn creep? The biggest free encyclopaedia on the planet stands accused of exposing all comers to sexually explicit imagery, of certain entries being nothing less than dress up porn. Orgies, oral sex, masturbation and ejaculation can all be found in graphic detail. An iTWire reporter reluctantly investigates...
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By: Davey Winder
Is Wikipedia guilty of porn creep? The biggest free encyclopaedia on the planet stands accused of exposing all comers to sexually explicit imagery, of certain entries being nothing less than dress up porn. Orgies, oral sex, masturbation and ejaculation can all be found in graphic detail. An iTWire reporter reluctantly investigates...
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Software Freedom Day 2008: Updated
By: Hamish Taylor
Software Freedom Day 2008 will be with us next Saturday the 20th of September. More than 500 teams in over 120 countries are holding events to mark the occasion.
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By: Hamish Taylor
Software Freedom Day 2008 will be with us next Saturday the 20th of September. More than 500 teams in over 120 countries are holding events to mark the occasion.
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The Internet interprets the USA as damage and routes around it
By: Davey Winder
For 30 years, no matter where your Internet data was headed the chances are that it made a bypass through the fat pipes and quick switches of the USA in order to get there. Now fears over the World Police spying on that traffic have prompted many countries to start routing around, rather than through, the United States...
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By: Davey Winder
For 30 years, no matter where your Internet data was headed the chances are that it made a bypass through the fat pipes and quick switches of the USA in order to get there. Now fears over the World Police spying on that traffic have prompted many countries to start routing around, rather than through, the United States...
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Call for content ratings on Apple's App Store
By: Stephen Withers
Apple already tags tracks in the iTunes Store that are unsuitable for children and it sells R rated movies, so why isn't there something similar for content such as books and comics in the App Store?
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By: Stephen Withers
Apple already tags tracks in the iTunes Store that are unsuitable for children and it sells R rated movies, so why isn't there something similar for content such as books and comics in the App Store?
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Talking Turkey: bloggers ban themselves in protest over banned blogs
By: Davey Winder
More than 200 bloggers in Turkey have taken the decision to ban their own blogs in protest at the Turkish government which has already banned hundreds of websites for insulting either the government or Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the Turkish Republic.
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By: Davey Winder
More than 200 bloggers in Turkey have taken the decision to ban their own blogs in protest at the Turkish government which has already banned hundreds of websites for insulting either the government or Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the Turkish Republic.
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Sex choice adverts banned from search engines in India
By: Davey Winder
Internet censorship has many and varied faces. The latest revealed itself in India as the Supreme Court ordered Google, Microsoft and Yahoo to stop serving up adverts for sites that promote sex selection services.
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By: Davey Winder
Internet censorship has many and varied faces. The latest revealed itself in India as the Supreme Court ordered Google, Microsoft and Yahoo to stop serving up adverts for sites that promote sex selection services.
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Fallout 3 gets Australian release
By: Mike Bantick
Banned initially, the award winning Fallout 3 has been tweaked and now given the go ahead for Australian retail.
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By: Mike Bantick
Banned initially, the award winning Fallout 3 has been tweaked and now given the go ahead for Australian retail.
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Grand Theft Auto IV cited as murder excuse
By: Mike Bantick
Thailand is looking to halt sales of Grand Theft Auto IV after it was reportedly linked to the robbing and killing of a taxi driver in Bangkok.
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By: Mike Bantick
Thailand is looking to halt sales of Grand Theft Auto IV after it was reportedly linked to the robbing and killing of a taxi driver in Bangkok.
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China wins Olympic gold medal for Internet censorship during the XXIX Olympiad
By: Davey Winder
The International Olympic Committee has repeatedly assured the world's media that foreign journalists covering the Olympic Games in Beijing would be able to do so without any restrictions on Internet access. China, when bidding for the Games, stated journalists would be able to freely report. Now it appears that some 'sensitive' websites will be blocked...
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By: Davey Winder
The International Olympic Committee has repeatedly assured the world's media that foreign journalists covering the Olympic Games in Beijing would be able to do so without any restrictions on Internet access. China, when bidding for the Games, stated journalists would be able to freely report. Now it appears that some 'sensitive' websites will be blocked...
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Sysadmins slam ACMA web filtering study
By: Stephen Withers
The System Administrators Guild of Australia has criticised the Australian Communications and Media Authority's report on ISP-level content filtering, questioning its relevance to real-world conditions. A major objection is that the ACMA tests did not align with the actual bandwidth expected and demanded by today's Internet users.
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By: Stephen Withers
The System Administrators Guild of Australia has criticised the Australian Communications and Media Authority's report on ISP-level content filtering, questioning its relevance to real-world conditions. A major objection is that the ACMA tests did not align with the actual bandwidth expected and demanded by today's Internet users.
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R18+ Game classification debate heats up
By: Mike Bantick
Maybe it is the next political band wagon to be jumped upon, or possibly there truly is an undercurrent developing for an overhaul of the Australian classification system of video games. Currently there is no R18+ rating for interactive entertainment, could ACT politician Greg Tannahill be a white knight in the crusade for bringing games in line with movie classification.
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By: Mike Bantick
Maybe it is the next political band wagon to be jumped upon, or possibly there truly is an undercurrent developing for an overhaul of the Australian classification system of video games. Currently there is no R18+ rating for interactive entertainment, could ACT politician Greg Tannahill be a white knight in the crusade for bringing games in line with movie classification.
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ISP level net filtering: don't get too excited
By: Stuart Corner
Communications minister Stephen Conroy, hell-bent on foisting ISP level Internet filtering on all Australian consumers, is pretty pleased with the report of a trial of ISP level filtering handed to him recently to him by the ACMA, but it leaves many questions as to the practicalities of ISP level filtering unanswered.
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By: Stuart Corner
Communications minister Stephen Conroy, hell-bent on foisting ISP level Internet filtering on all Australian consumers, is pretty pleased with the report of a trial of ISP level filtering handed to him recently to him by the ACMA, but it leaves many questions as to the practicalities of ISP level filtering unanswered.
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Online content to be rated like movies
By: Stuart Corner
Australian providers of content - delivered over the Internet or to mobile devices - that would likely be rated MA15+ if it were in a movie - will have to have that content assessed and classified by trained assessors under a new industry code.
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By: Stuart Corner
Australian providers of content - delivered over the Internet or to mobile devices - that would likely be rated MA15+ if it were in a movie - will have to have that content assessed and classified by trained assessors under a new industry code.
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Fallout 3 banned, it was the drugs
By: Mike Bantick
Another example of Draconian laws stifling creativity and adult choice, with the Australian Office of Film & Literature Classification (OFLC) effectively handing down a ban to one of the most highly anticipated titles this year. No Fallout 3 for you Australia.
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By: Mike Bantick
Another example of Draconian laws stifling creativity and adult choice, with the Australian Office of Film & Literature Classification (OFLC) effectively handing down a ban to one of the most highly anticipated titles this year. No Fallout 3 for you Australia.
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We have the technology...but so do the bad guys
By: Stuart Corner
Australian communications minister, Stephen Conroy, seems to believe that regulation can be embedded in technology. Recent developments suggest he is being overly optimistic, but that may be no bad thing.
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By: Stuart Corner
Australian communications minister, Stephen Conroy, seems to believe that regulation can be embedded in technology. Recent developments suggest he is being overly optimistic, but that may be no bad thing.
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Will Great Firewall of China crumble during Beijing Olympics?
By: Davey Winder
The EU's Commissioner for Information Society and Media has labelled China's censorship of the Internet as unacceptable. The International Olympic Committee, meanwhile, maintains it is confident that China will deliver on promises for free reporting during the games. Can the Great Firewall withstand the intense media scrutiny?
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By: Davey Winder
The EU's Commissioner for Information Society and Media has labelled China's censorship of the Internet as unacceptable. The International Olympic Committee, meanwhile, maintains it is confident that China will deliver on promises for free reporting during the games. Can the Great Firewall withstand the intense media scrutiny?
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