Australia's internet problem.

[IceBlue]

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081016-net-filters-required-for-all-australians-no-opt-out.html

In short;

Australian internet users now need to get a mandatory internet filter. And guess what that means. No more research.

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[zombie.cxnt]

Australia also ban extreme M rated games. I'm never going there.

[Darius]

Australia also ban extreme M rated games. I'm never going there.

Damn, I live in Australia :(

[Ethan]

Damn, I live in Australia :(

Sucks to be you.

[Darius]

The one time I wish I lived in America D:

[Ethan]

We can't get half the stuff people from America can (I'm in New Zealand).
Can't buy online, slowest broadband, expensive stuff etc.

[Antallion]

You can buy things online in Australia.
However, slow internet etc.

Australia also ban extreme M rated games. I'm never going there.

We ban games that go over our MA15+ limits. Most games don't, only things like BMXXX and crap like that. Also, Fallout 3 because of morphine, but they fixed that now.

[SolarFlare]

My god if this actually goes through I'm quitting the loving internet.

I blame ruddy for this mess.

[zombie.cxnt]

You can buy things online in Australia.
However, slow internet etc.
We ban games that go over our MA15+ limits. Most games don't, only things like BMXXX and crap like that. Also, Fallout 3 because of morphine, but they fixed that now.

But the orriginal Fallout games had drugs.

[SolarFlare]

No more research.

Well, it turns out now that those promises were only partially true. Internode network engineer Mark Newton told Computerworld that users are able to opt out of the "additional material" blacklist—which targets content inappropriate for children—but not the main blacklist that filters what the Australian government determines is illegal content.

So yeah research, but no warez.

Online civil libertarians have warned the freedom of the internet is at stake, but Senator Conroy says that is nonsense.

Hey Conroy, guess what. You're a loving idiot. Well done.

[Supreme Guy]

Kaspersky? My dad got it, and it's for 3 year olds. You wanna know the worst part.....



MY DAD TOLD ME HE SET ME TO TEENAGER!! and it doesn't even let me to things with "violence" (but he can unlock it as long as i nag him)

[Phone]

the only bad thing about this is that now the good countries are going to get this idea

The one time I wish I lived in America D:

no, wish to live in the UK, they're even less strict than america (and free health care :D)

Kaspersky? My dad got it, and it's for 3 year olds. You wanna know the worst part.....



MY DAD TOLD ME HE SET ME TO TEENAGER!! and it doesn't even let me to things with "violence" (but he can unlock it as long as i nag him)

first off, no, it isn't
second, only handicaps can't bypass those

[captain blue]

GO AMERICA! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!

[yuki]

U-S-A!

[Phone]

you know you guys are provoking the brits and other europeans to come bitch at us right