Stories about Internet filtering

BitTorrent hub pushes ahead with next-gen file sharing network
While the stoush continues over The Pirate Bay, fellow Torrent hub IsoHunt is rolling out its own ‘social file sharing’ project.
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China delays Net filtering; Australia sticks to its guns
As China backs off from controversial PC filtering plans, Australia is looking to expand its censorship net, with plans to ban computer games too.
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Conroy up for sale on eBay
It may be a bit late for April Fools, but Ebay member "Krudd53" has put the beleaguered Minister for Internet Censorship, Senator Stephen Conroy, up for auction.
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Conroy orders surveillance on Whirlpool
The besieged Minister for Censorship is organising surveillance for the popular Whirlpool website, along with others.
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iiNet out of Rudd/Conroy net filtering trial
iiNet has announced that it has pulled out of the government's controversial internet filtering pilot.
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BLACKLIST: Government cracks down on Whirlpool.net.au
Internet filtering is supposed to just be a trial in Australia, but the government has already clamped down on Whirlpool for posting a link to a banned website.
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BREAKING: Internet filter to go live… without iiNet or Optus
Australia's second and third largest ISPs, Optus and iiNet, won't be included in the government's internet filter test upon its launch.
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"Scrap the internet filter, give the cash to bushfire survivors"
Members of the online community are calling for the government to scrap the unpopular government internet filter and give the $44 million to bushfire survivors.
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Is your ISP crippling Torrent speeds? Check with Google...
Google is providing a bevy of new online tools to help you keep your ISP honest.
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US dumps unpopular internet filter plan
Even before a change of president, US government officials have realised that trying to block porn online is a bad way of trying to enhance the Internet. Anyone wanna tell Conroy?
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CHRISTMAS SHOCK: Australian government to trial P2P filters
The Rudd government didn't tell voters before the election, but now it has revealed it will filter illegal P2P transfers at a government level as part of its ISP filtering plan.
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IN PICTURES: hundreds protest govt net censorship
Protest marches were held around Australia today against the Australian government's internet censorship plans. APC was at the Sydney march, armed with a camera.
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Telstra rejects govt internet filtering trials
If the nation's biggest ISP doesn't have anything to do with them, how much reliance can be placed on tests of the controversial "clean feed" proposal?
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Internet filter stuff-up cuts off Wikipedia
Want proof that internet filters can have dire unexpected consequences? Look no further than the UK, where Wikipedia has been filtered out by mistake.
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ISP filter tests: ideally, someone will get a clue
The government has released the spec documents for its proposed compulsory internet filtering system. The problem? They're a confusing mess of vague waffle.
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