Australian Internet Censorship update

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NoDeath

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#1  Edited By NoDeath

I made a thread a while back about this topic a while back and I just read an article that simultaneously fills me with happiness and dread.
 
Firstly: Link
 
The happy part:
So the basic jist is that Stephen Conroy - our communications minister - went to Google asking for their co-operation with the whole internet censorship thing he's got going here and they told him to suck it. Three cheers for Google.
 
Now the first thing that really grabbed my attention in the story was that Conroy had the sack to directly compare what he's trying to do with the filtering in China. I mean does he honestly, genuinely, truly think in that walnut sized thing he calls a bran that what China is doing is something to aspire to!?
 
A few minutes after reading the article, though, there was still something nagging at me and when I went back I saw it straight away and I couldn't believe I didn't see it the first time. What is it? The items Conroy was asking Google to restrict, specifically from YouTube.

   But the RC classification extends further to more controversial content such as information on euthanasia, material about safer drug use and material on how to commit more minor crimes such as painting graffiti

They are NOT just censoring illegal content such as child porn. They are NOT holding back on the content they're restricting. They ARE trying to turn the internet into a child's playground. 
 
What in the flying FUCK are they thinking!?
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#2  Edited By metal_mills

You know whats funny? They build booths for heroin addicts to shoot up in but they ban safe drug use websites. IT MAKES NO SENSE! I read that only 30% of banned sites are child porn. That's great for a filter that was originally meant ONLY for those sites.

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#3  Edited By Korosive

Man that sucks...  They've gone nuts lately....
 
I recently read Australia outlawed A-cup women from doing porn. Is that one a joke?
 
Edit: Found article. 
http://www.somebodythinkofthechildren.com/australia-bans-small-breasts/

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#4  Edited By Linkyshinks

 
 Arrgh, I'm not even Australian but this flamin Conroy bloke gets me wound up whenever I hear about him. 
  

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#5  Edited By DCFGS3

I think pretty much everybody heard about Anon's Operation Titstorm. Power to the masks I say. I don't understand who the hell conroy thinks he's trying to please, nobody wants a filter, NOBODY. And everytime I hear about what's quietly being added....
It started off as Kiddy porn and bestiality, then it moved up to pirate sites, then info on crimes, now I hear parts of youtube are gonna be banned.

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#6  Edited By lucas_kelly

I hope someone assassinates Stephen Conroy.