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Australia's Censored URL List Remains Hidden

Posted by timothy on from the what-you-don't-know dept.

kinsalis writes: "There is an article about the Electronic Frontiers Australia's failed attempt to have access to a list of sites which where deemed worth of censorship under Australian Internet censorship law. While it stands to reason that most of the sites would be child pornography, what is to stop someone slipping in any old url if no one can check the list?"

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  1. Re:How does the censorship work? by q-soe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ' Maybe it was marked troll because your statements were so incredibly stupid as a reply to the post you chose.

    Poster: It's impossible to tell if it's down or blocked.
    You: What sites are you saying are blocked, then, eh?

    You wonder about 'this place,' when you should wonder why your parents decided to have kids'

    I wonder about people who post as AC as well... The guy was commenting that certain sites didnt work - i was wondering what type of site - that's easy to say - as the 'blacklist' is no such thing and is voluntary i was intrigued.

    Im sorry - i thought that was blindingly obvious but maybe i didnt explain it too well.

    Oh and many thanks for the personal insult at the end - my daddy however didnt teach me to hide behind 'Anonymous Coward' status when i wanted to have a go at someone...

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    I refuse to argue with Anonymous Cowards - if you want a discussion get an account....
  2. Re:How does the censorship work? by q-soe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    " I think the question is how did he get +1 in the first place....."

    The old fashioned way - make an account and post intelligent comments and get modded for them....

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    I refuse to argue with Anonymous Cowards - if you want a discussion get an account....
  3. The LEADING Super-Secret URL by reynolds_john · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    http:// www.lustykoalabears.com

  4. The�list�is�online... by BitHive · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ButitsURLisonit.

  5. Re:How does the censorship work? by q-soe · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Right now im laughing my self sick at the guy who wasted his mod points marking these posts over rated

    slashdot moderation at its best..

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    I refuse to argue with Anonymous Cowards - if you want a discussion get an account....
  6. Hypothetically by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Let's assume you're a troll, and good enough to have positive karma. Let's further assume you log in to find 5 mod points? Given your idea of fun, what are you likely to do with them? Now was that really a waste? Or just mischivious, if bland entertainment?

    1. Re:Hypothetically by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      well true

      and of course working hard as this user obviously has done to post intelligent comment and build up to +1 is not acceptable to those sorts of people - which is why they do what they do and why slashdot is losing intelligent posters in droves to other sites

  7. Re:How does the censorship work? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i have just read this series of posts and i would love to see this on a site like k5 where all the moderators are seen and their ratings noticed - seems mod bombing at trolling are alive and well on this site still

    and i just remembered why i dont have an account here anymore

  8. Re:How does the censorship work? by DrSkwid · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Your still dumb."

    You're dumber, dumbass

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    There are places where the networks are not touching,and there are places where they are-Boeing's Lori Gunter
  9. Re:How does the censorship work? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    up until now ive always moderated fairly and honestly and done the same for metamoderation.

    Guess whos in a bad mood now and has his mod points left ? if you cant beat them...join them...

  10. Re:How does the censorship work? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    no he still has a 1 and the person who was goaded into this with him got 0's from the brave moderators..

    maybe it is best to be an anonymous coward. Better to be a member with mod points.....

  11. My poor karma by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Here's how stupid this system is.

    I'm at 50 Karma (I was until yesterday).

    So I posted something. I thought it was good.

    I got +5 insightful.

    Wow. Hit a home run.

    Then Somebody marked it as "overrated".

    Guess what my karma is?

    Yep. 49. That means 50 + 5 - 1 = 49 on slashdot.

    Now, I don't really care about losing a karma point, but isn't that fucked up?

    But the bigger problem (and I can karma whore with the best of them) is that if you know what to post, and you get it within the first 100 posts, I can almost guarantee a + 3-5 on Karma. You either joke about Microsoft, or point something out about some programming language in a scholarly way.

    (There are other tips for max karma, but I'm writing a book... Slashdot for Dummies)

    I metamoderate every night because I want to make sure the yahoos can't moderate any more, but I have a feeling my meta moderation (which really is quite good) is basically sent > nil.

    Oh well. I feel like I'm rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic sometimes.

  12. Re:There is NO censorship in Australia by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    score 5: informative?!?!?!?

    some .gov guy waving his arms around screaning NO!! NOOOOO!!! NNOOOOOOOO!!!!

    great guys...