[ProgSoc] Internet Filter

Noah O'Donoghue noah.odonoghue at students.mq.edu.au
Mon Jan 18 07:28:30 EST 2010


It has started.. 

http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Google-removes-Encyclopedia-Dramat
ica-link/0,130061744,339300442,00.htm?feed=rss

	"Google removes Encyclopedia Dramatica link"

	"Aboriginal man Steve Hodder-Watt recently discovered the US-based
site by searching "Aboriginal and Encyclopedia" in the search engine. He
tried to modify the entry on Encyclopedia Dramatica, a satirical version of
Wikipedia, but was blocked from doing so."

	"Newhouse said Google agreed to take the link down after he filed an
official complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission. "Lo and behold
they agreed last night to take down the sites."

	Newhouse later told AAP that he believed any material found to
contravene the Racial Discrimination Act should be blocked under the federal
government's proposed internet filter. The Federal Government plans to
introduce legislation this year requiring all service providers to ban
"refused classification" material."

This does seem to be poorly reported though, Google only took down the link
from (aboriginal and encyclopedia), not the myriad of other terms you can
find it by. I'm sure if the internet filter was in place they could have
just submitted this to the ACMA. 

- Noah




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