Comments on: Outclassed Conroy hides in his bedroom http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/17/outclassed-conroy-hides-in-his-bedroom/ now with extra source Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:04:11 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Matthew Lee http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/17/outclassed-conroy-hides-in-his-bedroom/#comment-16865 Matthew Lee Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-16865 I hope the senator doesn't have a computer in his room, who knows what he'll be getting up to. I hope the senator doesn’t have a computer in his room, who knows what he’ll be getting up to.

]]> By: Greg Angelo http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/17/outclassed-conroy-hides-in-his-bedroom/#comment-16866 Greg Angelo Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-16866 I fear that the Labor government is pandering to Family First rather than protecting our democratic freedoms which the Labor movement has fought for over a century. Conroy's duplicity in relation to these matters is an utter disgrace and a reflection of the arrogance of the Rudd government. <br /><br />The tools that the government is apparently testing are no different from controls use by despotic governments in China, Burma, North Korea, and less repressive but similarly obsessive governments in countries like Malaysia. <br /><br />If we allow this ISP filtering control to proceed we are potentially facilitating “Big Brother” controls for a despotic future (if not curent) government.<br /><br />We must preserve a democratic right of access to information, ideas and images no matter how challenging. Internet filtering in the children's section to libraries and schools where parental supervision is not possible is quite acceptable but mature adults should have the right to see what they want.<br /><br /> I fear that the Labor government is pandering to Family First rather than protecting our democratic freedoms which the Labor movement has fought for over a century. Conroy’s duplicity in relation to these matters is an utter disgrace and a reflection of the arrogance of the Rudd government.

The tools that the government is apparently testing are no different from controls use by despotic governments in China, Burma, North Korea, and less repressive but similarly obsessive governments in countries like Malaysia.

If we allow this ISP filtering control to proceed we are potentially facilitating “Big Brother” controls for a despotic future (if not curent) government.

We must preserve a democratic right of access to information, ideas and images no matter how challenging. Internet filtering in the children’s section to libraries and schools where parental supervision is not possible is quite acceptable but mature adults should have the right to see what they want.

]]> By: Steve http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/17/outclassed-conroy-hides-in-his-bedroom/#comment-16867 Steve Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-16867 This is the most unworthy article Crikey has ever published.<br />Please pieces that don't do much more than be rude again. This is the most unworthy article Crikey has ever published.
Please pieces that don’t do much more than be rude again.

]]> By: Chris http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/17/outclassed-conroy-hides-in-his-bedroom/#comment-16868 Chris Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-16868 In the days of old media people knew which books, films etc were banned and why. Today ,however, ACMA refuses to release which websites are banned, there is no appeal mechanism to overturn bans and the whole charade relies on the "trust me I'm from ACMA" school of politics. Since govts appoint ACMA leaders one can only assume they follow their orders re. politically incorrect sites to protect us all. Is this what our troops are fighting overseas to defend? In the days of old media people knew which books, films etc were banned and why. Today ,however, ACMA refuses to release which websites are banned, there is no appeal mechanism to overturn bans and the whole charade relies on the “trust me I’m from ACMA” school of politics. Since govts appoint ACMA leaders one can only assume they follow their orders re. politically incorrect sites to protect us all. Is this what our troops are fighting overseas to defend?

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