Optus will participate in the Australian Government's Internet Service Provider (ISP) filtering pilot. Optus (second largest ISP in Australia) joins seven other ISPs participating in the pilot-Primus Telecommunications, Highway 1, Nelson Bay Online, Net… more »

A Harvard-led research panel, created by 49 US state Attorneys-General, has found that the internet may not be such a dangerous place for children after all - bullying offline and online is a far greater problem. The 278-page report concludes that there… more »

A new study from Brooklyn Law School shows Communications Minister Stephen Conroy's ideological stupidity is a serious embarassment, this Crikey article says... And that's on top of most of the world just smirking at his half-baked plans which lack targe… more »

President-elect Barack Obama want internet providers in the USA to support 'network neutrality' - the the principle that Internet service providers should not be able to discriminate against any of the information that they carry. Net neutrality laws are… more »

Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, and the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) outlined some aspects of how mandatory internet filtering will work at hearings in October, plus growing international connections. Excerpts f… more »