Australia Plans to Censor the Internet

Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday December 23, 2007 @04:10AM from the yeah-good-luck-with-that-mate dept.

SenatorLuddite writes "From January 20, 2008 new content laws introduced by the Federal Government will force sites to verify the age of users before accessing content intended for mature audiences (MA15+ and R18+). The laws bring internet classification into line with Film and Book classification laws and completely prohibits X18+ and RC content from the internet. ACMA (The Australian Communications and Media Authority) claims that adults will not be affected by the new laws, yet user-generated and even chatrooms are required to be assessed for classification and powers are granted to ACMA to send 'take down' notices to offending sites."

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Re:Ahh yes, the "benefits" of tax fed governments. by gnuman99 · 2007-12-23 07:47 · Score: 1, Offtopic

No.

In a multi-party elections, in first round of voting, you vote for whoever you want. That narrows down the field to 2 people. Then you vote for one of the two in second round of voting. This tends to prevent fringe from getting in.

In the US, it is not suppose to be the president you vote for, but for the Electoral Collage. Then these people decide who is the president. Of course, it is kind of completely broken now and direct elections may be better than current implementation. Electoral College actually make it possible to win with minority vote anyway. No 'powerful friends' required for cheating.