Australia Plans to Censor the Internet 258
SenatorLuddite writes "From January 20, 2008 new content laws introduced by the Federal Government will force sites to verify the age of users before accessing content intended for mature audiences (MA15+ and R18+). The laws bring internet classification into line with Film and Book classification laws and completely prohibits X18+ and RC content from the internet. ACMA (The Australian Communications and Media Authority) claims that adults will not be affected by the new laws, yet user-generated and even chatrooms are required to be assessed for classification and powers are granted to ACMA to send 'take down' notices to offending sites."
This will solve itself... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:The ACMA should learn to proofread its claims (Score:3, Funny)
Well, if it's anything like the X rating here in the U.S., I'd say
Re:This will solve itself... (Score:4, Funny)
In the UK, BT's internet service blocks /b/. It's on some blacklist because, well, you know that bear mascot of theirs? Yeah. That stuff. To their credit they left the rest of 4chan alone, which is impressive given that if they blocked /b/ they must at least have looked at what goes on in /d/.
Huh? (Score:3, Funny)
Yeah well
thumbs up (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Is it really a bad thing? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Is it really a bad thing? (Score:3, Funny)
So necromancer sites will not be regulated?
Re:Ahh yes, the "benefits" of tax fed governments. (Score:2, Funny)
Who cares? (Score:2, Funny)
Now, murder (and violence in general), showing people's heads get splattered against a wall, watching people get thrown through a window and land twenty stories below in a heap of gore, watching people get skinned alive, now
All this talk about penises and vaginae and sex is just so tiring.
I think I'll go watch a few murder movies to get my mind off it.