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Australian Senator Wants to Censor the Net

Posted by samzenpus on from the think-of-the-children dept.

Paul writes "An Australian Senator wants Australians' internet connections to be automatically filtered by ISPs. Anyone who wants to view pornography or 'other adult material' (details not specified) must apply to their ISP to be given access to it. Another step towards becoming a nanny state."

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  1. wish in one hand... by shams42 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, I want monkeys to fly out of my ass. That doesn't mean it's likely to happen.

    1. Re:wish in one hand... by JohnnyLocust · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well, I want monkeys to fly out of my ass

      I thought I had strange hobbies.

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    2. Re:wish in one hand... by raoul666 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Oddly, a goatse link would be informative in response to this parent.

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    3. Re:wish in one hand... by daeley · · Score: 4, Funny

      I thought I had strange hobbies.

      Don't worry, I think the "buttnakedbroadcasting.blogspot.com" in your sig indicates you're still safely ensconced in the strange-hobby camp. ;)

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    4. Re:wish in one hand... by myowntrueself · · Score: 4, Funny

      Well, I want monkeys to fly out of my ass. That doesn't mean it's likely to happen

      You could try a change of diet, I guess

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  2. So? by tajgenie · · Score: 5, Funny

    So what? Isn't the government the same as my parents? The government gave birth to me, raised me, fed me, taught me right from wrong. Surely they should be allowed to censor me?

    1. Re:So? by houghi · · Score: 5, Funny

      You silly person. You are talking about TV. TV is not the same as the governement.

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  3. Um ok by dirtsurfer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wildly unpopular, impossible to implement and very, very expensive to even attempt.

    Yup. Sounds like a winning proposal to me.

  4. Re:WTF! by moro_666 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'd love to see how they manage to filter all the content on year 2005/2006, they have to add a massive park of machines for it. And even then they will be unable to do anything about encrypted connections around the internet.

      I can't imagine any possible way to do it. Unless they link all the lambs in australia into one massive quantum supermachine ...

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  5. Interesting /. effect . . . by erikharrison · · Score: 3, Funny

    The Slashdot effect seems to have left the server standing, but expired the content in their ad server, leaving only the weird animated "Default Banner" gif, which actually doesn't fit in the provided space.

    http://ds.serving-sys.com/BurstingRes/Site-0/Type- 0/Dbanner.gif

  6. Re:Australians... by 1u3hr · · Score: 3, Funny
    Then again what can you really expect from a country with people dumb enough to elect Pauline Hanson to parliament.

    She was thrown out after two years when it was obvious what an idiot she was. You re-elected Bush. Who's dumb?

  7. Be a bit nicer! by jurt1235 · · Score: 3, Funny

    (except that Tasmania is a very cold place and it's population quite tiny)

    To start making remarks in which you combine cold with tiny is just not nice. It is always like that when it is cold!

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  8. Re:He forgets by kfg · · Score: 3, Funny

    "I'm anti-porn, I think it damages peoples minds. . ."

    Well yeah, having your mind damaged by morality'll do that to ya.

    KFG

  9. He wants more by this+great+guy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Australian Senator Wants to Censor the Net

    In a separate announcement, he also reported he wanted to get a flying car, a magic wand, a six-leave clover to complete his collection, and an invisible pink unicorn.

    1. Re:He wants more by meringuoid · · Score: 4, Funny
      In a separate announcement, he also reported he wanted ... a magic wand

      In the circumstances, wouldn't a robe and wizard hat be more appropriate?

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  10. Re:Okay by me... by mrsev · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dear Narcc,

    Thank you for the links provided however I must ask that you send more before I can form a balanced opinion onthis very tricky subject.

    Yrs,

    MrSev

  11. Re:Nasties on the net by AK+Marc · · Score: 3, Funny

    supervision your children while they use the internet!

    Why would I want to watch them surf porn? What kind of sicko are you?

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  12. Re:WTF! by Fred_A · · Score: 4, Funny

    This politician is apparently terrified that the new generation won't grow up to be as horrified as he is when seing a naked body.

    Apparently he wants the australian population to die out because people will be to scandalised by the very idea of having sex.

    (damn I think I uncovered his master plan)

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  13. Re:They have a way around it... by ThJ · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...parents must acknowledge their responsibility and duty of care to ensure their children do not become victims.

    Yesh! We all know that boobs are weapons of mass seduction!