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  • Porn stats make mockery of AU censorship laws

    Australia hosts more porn pages than any other country in the region despite strict laws designed to restrict adult content.

  • Government 'Big Mother' monitors kids Web usage

    A new government program protecting kids from Internet nasties is not Big Brother but more like Big Mother, Olympic swimmer Kieren Perkins said.

  • Thai flag on porn Website makes Thai gov't see red

    A Thai woman living in Britain faces possible extradition and imprisonment for displaying the Thai national flag on her pornographic Web site. The Web site also described Bangkok as a "city of sex", the Thai government complained.

  • Will NSW opt for Net censorship?

    Is NSW heading for a brave new world of Internet censorship where, by protecting some, we effectively block access to all?

  • ISP porn filters now ready for testing

    Expressions of interest close today for vendors hoping to secure a contract with the Federal government and ACMA to provide an ISP-level filtering program, as part of a government effort to limit access to restricted and illegal online content.

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