Hackers Attack AU Websites To Protest Censorship

An anonymous reader writes "A band of cyber-attackers has taken down the Australian Parliament House website and hacked Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's website in coordinated protests against government plans to filter the Internet. The group responsible, called Anonymous, is known for coordinated Internet attacks against Scientology and other groups in the past. It recently turned its attention against the AU government after it said in December that it would block access to sites featuring material such as rape, drug use, bestiality and child sex abuse."

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Boomerang

[westlake]

Anonymous recently turned its attention against the AU government after it said in December that it would block access to sites featuring material such as rape, drug use, bestiality and child sex abuse.

I can't think of anything more likely to validate the government's actions in the eyes of its socially conservative constituents.

Re:Boomerang

[ShaunC]

Anonymous recently turned its attention against the AU government after it said in December that it would block access to sites featuring material such as rape, drug use, bestiality and child sex abuse.

The summary omitted a few things. For one, the proposed blacklist would target otherwise legal adult sites featuring small-breasted women, with the apparent rationale that anyone who doesn't love giant plastic D-cups must be a pedophile.

Of course, it's a lot easier to vilify Anonymous by saying they're trying to defend CP and donkey porn...

Re:That'll teach 'em.

[justinjstark]

This isn't just about child pornography and beastiality. The Australian government is also trying to censor pornography including women with small boobs and female ejaculation.

Senator Joyce claimed that publications featuring small-breasted women were encouraging paedophilia.

Re:That'll teach 'em.

[ta bu shi da yu]

lol... Senator Joyce is an idiot who was even refuted by his own party on economic policy, and he's the shadow treasurer. He's in opposition and is not part of the government of the day, just so you know.