Communications Minister Stephen Conroy is back-pedaling, fast. On the SBS TV program, Insight, he indicated internet filtering in Australia would block information already banned by the censor only, with parents responsible for controlling their children… 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 »

The Open Society Institute, a Soros Foundations initiative, will discuss The Future of Freedom and Control in the Internet Age in a live webcast focusing on Chinese and Russian web control, from 10am-11.30am Sydney time on Wednesday 11 Feb 09. Register… more »

Are proposed laws to govern mandatory internet filtering being drafted in secrecy? Will Australia rank with Iran and China in terms of censorship and secrecy about which sites are blocked? Prof Marcus Wigan asks some pertinent questions. Read more...… more »