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Topic: Great Firewall of Australia
Stephen Conroy rants at Google and Facebook. But he hasn't worked out that they don't play that game, and aren't that interested in what governments think.

The regulator and the regulated: sorry, but the internet won’t play that game

Federal

May 27, 2010

7

Stephen Conroy is taking on internet giants Google and Facebook over their recent privacy breaches. But is he just capitalising on the public sentiment against the two companies to take the heat off his widely-panned internet filter plans?

Google vs. Stephen Conroy

Digital

May 26, 2010

13

Stephen Conroy last night warned the Government would consider blocking up to 50,000 websites, before launching an attack on euthanasia websites and Facebook, reports <b>Bernard Keane</b>.

Conroy: We’ll block 50,000 sites

Federal

May 25, 2010

Stephen Conroy's <a href="http://www.crikey.com.au/topic/great-firewall-of-australia/">controversial</a> internet filter has been placed on the backburner in the hope that it won't become a major election issue. But stay alert, writes <b>Ross Fitzgerald</b>, the internet filter will come back even more draconian than ever.

No sex, no YouTube, no Facebook — Conroy’s still watching you

Federal

May 10, 2010

Stephen Conroy's response on the internet filter didn't end the debate -- in fact, he appears to have opened up some new issues, including one with Google.

The filter smackdown continues — now with added Google controversy

Digital

Feb 15, 2010

4

ISP filtering is just <em>one</em> component of the government's cyber-safety policy, writes <b>Senator Stephen Conroy</b>.

Conroy: We didn’t claim filtering was a silver-bullet solution

Federal

Feb 03, 2010

34

<b>Mark Day</b> defends the Minister Stephen Conroy's plan to filter Australia's web content with a challenge to its critics: if you don't like it, make a plausible case for why we need access to "online bestiality or child sex abuse". Them's fightin' words.

Day: In defence of Conroy’s filter

Digital

Feb 01, 2010

The debate over internet censorship has moved to the global centre stage, with Hillary Clinton declaring free access to information online as critical a human right. Will Rudd get on board? asks <b>Colin Jacobs</b>.

Conroy frantically spins Clinton speech

Australia

Jan 25, 2010

10

The tech community hasn't done much of a job of persuading mainstream Australia that proposed internet censorship laws are a bad idea, despite their potentially crippling effect on freedom of speech, writes <b>Angus Kidman</b>.

The copyright outrage the geeks forgot to mention

Digital

Jan 20, 2010

25

<em>Crikey</em> readers are up on their soapbox on Afghanistan, Rupert's paywall and Conroy's filter.

The AfPak conundrum

Comments, corrections, clarifications and cock-ups

Jan 14, 2010

3

What's caused staffers at <em>The Age</em> to protest in front of their fancy new building? Plus, the sneaky relationship between Stephen Conroy, his religious right constituents and the internet filter.

Tips and rumours: The Age staffers drop their pens and walk out

Tips and rumours

Jan 14, 2010

At least one member of the federal government stands opposed to mandatory internet censorship -- and she's prepared to fight for it.

Labor Senator Kate Lundy speaks out against mandatory internet censorship

Digital

Jan 13, 2010

5

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