Internet Filtered Out in Australia
February 1st, 2010Author: Carmine Dutrow
Lots of western countries have the practice of filtering online casinos. Recently the Australian government has announced the plans to censor questionable content from the Australian market via filtering programs and the plans have raised international outrage. One of the main objections to censorship is the precedence that it sets for other industries.
The brightest example is China where the government filters out a unbelievable number of “unsafe” web sites that contain everything from international news to online casino sites and most major social networking sites. So, there is fear that Australian government will switch from online casinos and questionable sites to the sites containing less controversial topics.
Despite a serious wave of objections, Australian Communication Minister has announced that the Internet filters are supposed to go into effect this year.
February 3rd, 2010 at 1:30 am
Australian filtering has caused a big stir in the country, with some industry experts claiming it would slow the internet and some ISPs turning down participation in the trial. Other interests have argued that the filter is netting legitimate information because the netting is not targeted discretely enough. The stated targets are mainly paedophilia and extreme violence. More information available here – http://www.overclockers.com.au/wiki/Australian_Internet_Filtering
Gamers are concerned that they too could be impacted by the filter.
February 12th, 2010 at 3:11 am
Actually in Australlia they used to filter casino sites to view in their country because they wanted to gain profit of they own casino houses and online casino site in able to help their country to have more taxes.