censorship - the new australian pledge of allegience

[rc-am]

the legislation (see below) passed today.  from this day on, I promise to not
call for the abolition of capitalism, talk about rude things, ferment civil
disobedience, mutter about the need for a general strike, show you my family
photos, moan about the government, distribute any material which shows the
results of violence and war, or otherwise scare the children.   I will be
good - I might no longer exist.

Angela
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>Help fight censorship Sign the Senate Petition:
>http://www.efa.org.au/Campaigns/alert99.html

http://rene.efa.org.au/liberty/debate1a.html#DCITA99

On April 21st 1999 the Australian government tabled

                     sweeping Internet censorship legislation. This
legislation

                     threatens the freedom of Australian Internet users and

                     the future of our economy - but will not achieve its

                     claimed goal of protecting children.

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Fighting Internet Censorship in Australia
http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/danny/freedom/
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On this site you will find a wide

     range of information concerning attempts

     around the world to censor what we can say

     and see on the Internet, with primary focus

     on the Australian situation.
http://rene.efa.org.au/liberty/
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Obscene e-mails could become
illegal
http://www.abc.net.au/news/1999/05/item19990527060840_1.htm
Thu, 27 May 1999

The Federal Government has revealed some private e-mails could be illegal
under new Internet censorship laws if they include obscene material.

    The new legislation, passed yesterday, empowers the Australian
Broadcasting
Authority to order the removal or blocking of pornography and other offensive

                    material on websites, newsgroups and databases.
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Anti-Censorship Action in Australia Friday

              May 28th, around the country
http://www.efa.org.au/Campaigns/may28/index.html

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cyber panics
http://www.efa.org.au/Campaigns/may28/index.html

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