The Chinese Government appears to have backed down in the face of public opposition to its proposed mandatory installation of censorship software on all new computers from 1 July 09. The Chinese Government is making the software optional instead, The Gua… more »

"...technology alone will never provide enough protection," a children's website moderator says. "Kids will find a way to communicate," she says, "and you can't block every word in the dictionary." Read more about kids' beha… more »

Mandatory internet filtering laws are mushrooming around the world...targeting a range of perceived ills, from pornography in Australia to celebrity stalking in Argentina and dissidents in India. South Korea allegedly blocks 120,000 web sites, mostly con… more »

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has 'condemned' the leaking and publishing of prohibited internet addresses on the web. Here's what Minister for Control Conroy had to say in his media release. Internet list publication grossly irresponsible… more »

A new research report by an agency belonging to Communications Minister Stephen Conroy shows clearly that parents keep a close eye on their chilren's use of the internet, and that they trust their kids to be responsible online. Minister Conroy appears… more »