Germany’s online cop on the beatGerman authorities are planning a system of “online emergency telephones” for those that stumble across egregious content online.
Online
Will ABC Online charge taxpayers to download Question Time?
Isn’t it extraordinary that despite taxpayers paying for ABC content, licenses and ABC’s development and web-hosting costs, they have to pay again because for all other ISPs, ABC content is metered? asks Joshua Gans.
Facebook: how to defame someone without really trying
Tasmanian politician Paula Wriedt is the latest high profile victim of Facebook attacks, but why aren’t the proprietors of social networking sites doing more to prevent their use for harrassment?
ABC tells kids: save the planet or DIE
Children of the 80s were taught to fear AIDS. Now it’s the environmental menace. And the ABC has been stoking the fires, writes Jane Nethercote.
eBay Australia: Who? Us? Anti-competitive?
The public, competitiors, and the online auction industry have had their say on eBay’s plans to use PayPal exclusively. And - shock! - there are significant fears of eBay bullying, writes Stilgherrian.
