Stories about filtering

How would you vote on the internet filter?
Numerous major media outlets are running a poll today asking whether you will vote for a party that endorses the internet filter. Vote now!
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Government delays mandatory net filter by a year
Stephen Conroy has capitulated to critics of his automated internet censorship scheme and will delay its compulsory implementation by a year to allow a review of censorship rules.
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Gillard acknowledges fears over internet filter
... but says she has confidence that Stephen Conroy will sort out the glitches in the policy.
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OH DEAR: Mark Newton's epic anti-Conroy Rant
Usually submissions to government committees are tame and boring to read. Not this one from Internode engineer Mark Newton, who has finally let it all out.
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National Party members vote against internet filter
The National Party has come out swinging against Labor's proposed centralised internet censorship scheme, saying it had been inundated with complaints from constituents.
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HALF PRICE: Kogan launches "spams and scams through the portal" protection
With Australians becoming increasingly worried about "spams and scams through the portal", Kogan has introduced an impervious shield for internet users.
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Lundy offers opt-in filter option to Rudd
"It has become clear that the community has a preference for opt-in approach," says Senator Lundy. Ding! A Labor politician that finally gets it.
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How Conroy's daughter wrecked his unsecured iPhone
The filter-loving Senator's phone was disabled by a persistent 3 year old.
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VPN providers target censorship-shy Aussies
Australia's contentious Internet filter hasn't even been legislated yet, but that hasn't stopped enterprising VPN providers from marketing their services directly to Aussies.
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Australians standing up to filter: Greens senator
The Greens have delivered a blunt rejoinder to Senator Conroy's statement this week that Aussies would stand up to a broadening of the net filter by saying, "we are standing up".
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4 Corners focuses on internet censorship, 8.30 tonight
ABC's flagship investigative journalism program 4 Corners will tonight report on Australia's bungled internet censorship scheme.
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Reports of the filter’s death are premature
Think the filter is dead, just because it's delayed? Think again -- this is a tactic to get 'a clear mandate' at the next election to implement it. "Vote Labor, vote filter."
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Secret web forum typical of Conroy: Ludlam
Greens Senator Scott Ludlam says the secret web forum where crucial internet censorship discussions are taking place are typical of the way Stephen Conroy conducts his politics.
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Conroy denies plans to make filter avoidance illegal
Despite the government saying it would look poorly on ISPs who promoted ways to avoid the net filter, Stephen Conroy says he won't make it illegal.
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LEAKED: Net filter laws haven't even been drafted yet
Leaked screenshots from a secret forum run by Stephen Conroy have emerged, showing the government hasn't even drafted net filtering legislation yet.
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