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Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (Cth)

What Conroy Meant by Voluntarily Mandatory

27 May 2009

Yesterday, Senator Conroy made statements in a Senates Estimates hearing suggesting that filtering could be implemented with a voluntary industry code. To explain what he (probably) meant, I have set out how filtering is governed by a voluntary industry code today, how this can be changed to make filtering mandatory, and what exactly is ‘voluntary’ about this industry code.

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So What Exactly Is Prohibited Content?

16 May 2009

When three copies of the ACMA blacklist were posted on Wikileaks, people were surprised to find it included ordinary pornography, horror movie clips, anti-abortion sites, pro-euthanasia sites, and poker sites. I explain why the inclusion of these sites on the list was not the result of error.

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Restricted Access Systems Insufficient for Links

7 May 2009

After it came out that the Classification Board had classified the infamous AbortionTV page R 18+, a number of people have suggested that you could link to the page if you made the link subject to a restricted access system. But restricted access systems in relation to R 18+ require proof of age and, in any event, must apply to the content itself and not to the link to the content.

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Why ACMA Probably Won’t Fine You $11,000 a Day

20 April 2009

After ACMA threatened Whirlpool’s host with an $11,000 per day fine if it failed to remove a link to a blacklisted anti-abortion website, some people expressed concern that they’d receive surprise fines. To explain why this isn’t the case, I provide a detailed look at the regulation of Australian-hosted prohibited content.

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Why It’s Legal to View Prohibited Content

2 April 2009

‘Prohibited content’ suggests content that is illegal to view or possess. In fact, it is a legislative term that includes all content classified RC or X 18+ and some content classified R 18+ and MA 15+. I have a detailed look at the regulation by ACMA of overseas-hosted prohibited content.

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