SA Labor gags internet debate (1 Viewer)

[Rafy]

Labor gags internet debate

Censoring free speech in the secret state

SOUTH Australia has become one of the few states in the world to censor the internet.

The new law, which came into force on January 6, requires internet bloggers, and anyone making a comment on next month's state election, to publish their real name and postcode when commenting on the poll.

The law will affect anyone posting a comment on an election story on The Advertiser's AdelaideNow website, as well as other news sites such as The Punch, the ABC's The Drum and Fairfax newspapers' National Times site.

It also appears to apply to election comment made on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

The law, which was pushed through last year as part of a raft of amendments to the Electoral Act and supported by the Liberal Party, also requires media organisations to keep a person's real name and full address on file for six months, and they face fines of $5000 if they do not hand over this information to the Electoral Commissioner.

The Right to Know Coalition, made up of Australia's major media outlets including News Limited, publisher of The Advertiser , has called the new laws "draconian".

"This is one of the most troubling erosions of the right to free speech in Australia for many years," Right to Know spokeswoman Creina Chapman said.

"It is a fundamental principle of our democracy that voters are able to express personal views about the competing claims of political candidates without the fear that they might end up on a hit list held by a government whose policies they may have opposed.

 

[Slidey]

Labor gags internet debate

Censoring free speech in the secret state

WHAT THE FLYING FUCK?

Holy jesus. Both parties supported it? Authoritarian cunts!

And nice moderator fail, Rafy. This ain't light and off-beat.

 

[badquinton304]

Mickey Mouse from 9001, thinks this sucks, expected this from south australia.

 

[Yasser Arafat]

How will they enforce it?

 

[loquasagacious]

What cunts.

 

[zstar]

Vote 3rd party.

Stop supporting these dictatorial assholes.

 

[loquasagacious]

How will they enforce it?

By fining media organisations apparently...

 

[Graney]

Newspapers have always required the publishing of name and address with letters, as policy if not law, particularly during electoral coverage. Demanding transparency in electoral coverage and commentary isn't that bad.

There's no way they'll be able to stop party staffers from commenting under pseudonyms though.

 

[Yasser Arafat]

dynamic ip and stuff cant we just use fake names and postcodse

 

[Sultun]

How many times do we have to explain to you people that these new filters will only be blocking animal torture porn, etc. Sorry to shatter your vulgar delusions of martyrdom, but no ministry wants to abduct you up in the night for your courageous internet posts on libertarianism.

 

[Yasser Arafat]

How many times do we have to explain to you people that these new filters will only be blocking animal torture porn, etc. Sorry to shatter your vulgar delusions of martyrdom, but no ministry wants to abduct you up in the night for your courageous internet posts on libertarianism.

lol this guy

 

[bismarck]

Fuck you Mike Rann.

This post is authorised by Mike Rann, Parliament House, SA 5000

 

[Bereie]

Newspapers have always required the publishing of name and address with letters, as policy if not law, particularly during electoral coverage.

It also appears to apply to election comment made on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

Basically meaning any website.

 

[loquasagacious]

And nice moderator fail, Rafy. This ain't light and off-beat.

This.

 

[ClockworkSoldier]

Michael Atkinson strikes again.

 

[SnowFox]

Michael Atkinson strikes again.

Yup.

How many times do we have to explain to you people that these new filters will only be blocking animal torture porn, etc. Sorry to shatter your vulgar delusions of martyrdom, but no ministry wants to abduct you up in the night for your courageous internet posts on libertarianism.

Doesnt this bloke resemble someone?

Vote 3rd party.

Stop supporting these dictatorial assholes.

Support G4C and ASP

 

[Amogh]

Lol what

 

[jb_nc]

I think this is a very reasonable law.

 

[Phoenix Fury]

WHAT THE FLYING FUCK?

Holy jesus. Both parties supported it? Authoritarian cunts!

This.

Internet censorship is absolutely ridiculous, they are just exercising their power of authority, I say insubordination is called for and justified.

 

[vanush]

Dumb law mainly because it's incredibly hard to police