Australia's Bizarre Classification System For Internet Censorship 208
stavros-59 writes "Australia's internet censorship watchdog, ACMA, uses an internet classification system originally intended for children's PC filters. ACMA has now made what must be the most amazing recent decisions of the whole bizarre censorship debate. The Register today has a story about ACMA's decision to force Apple to withdraw their ITMS gift feature from Australia on the basis that MA+ (over 15 and maybe sex) rated movies could not be given to children using the gift cards. The films are also banned on the internet but not at local video/DVD stores as detailed in this Whirlpool Forum post. At the same time, the photographic work of Robert Mapplethorpe (not for the fainthearted) has been classified as PG (Parental Guidance) by the Classification Board — which is not part of ACMA, but an agency under the Attorney General's Department."
great (Score:5, Funny)
Great, so now we have goatse links in the fucking articles themselves.
Re:Don't click the last link then scroll to the en (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Don't click the last link then scroll to the en (Score:5, Funny)
Thanks for the warning though, this story needs an NSFW tag.
Re:great (Score:1, Funny)
You are allowed to read Slashdot at work?
Re:Maplethorpe (Score:2, Funny)
One ironic thing about Maplethorpe
One ironic thing about your post is that you know so much about Mapplethorpe, but cannot spell his name.
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Nno.
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Re:Physical Media? (Score:2, Funny)
a 14 year old
Juliet was "a fortnight and odd days" shy of fourteen. Faith, I can tell her age unto an hour.
Re:ignorant politicians (Score:5, Funny)
"One of my favorite examples is when the Church banned crossbows. How'd that work out for them?"
Oh, I dunno. Just how many crossbows do you possess? See! It works! ;)
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Re:great (Score:3, Funny)
Re:great (Score:3, Funny)