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Poll result: What digital policies did Open Internet supporters vote for?
Aug 23 2010, 6:04Tweet In the days leading up to the election, EFA ran a poll for #OpenInternet supporters asking the question: What digital policies will your vote be supporting in Saturday’s Federal Election? The poll defined the NBN as being Fibre to the Home (FTTH) as opposed to Fibre to the Node (FTTN) or a wireless broadband [...]
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94% say the Internet Filter will affect their Vote
Aug 11 2010, 5:16Tweet The EFA poll last week showed 94% of voters will have their vote swayed by the controversial Internet Filter Policy. The poll asked “Will the Proposed Internet Filter affect the way you vote in the Federal Election?”. We received over 1,100 votes over 4 days and the result shows the policy has significant influence [...]
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Is Conroy’s internet censorship scheme dead? [Video]
Aug 6 2010, 8:06Tweet With Joe Hockey’s announcement that the Coalition will vote against the government’s plan to censor the Internet, does that spell the end for Conroy’s plan for mandatory ISP censorship? Want to show your support for an Open Internet? Here’s how Keep up to date with the latest news on Twitter and Facebook Tweet With Joe Hockey’s [...]
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POLL: Will the Proposed Internet Filter affect the way you vote in the Federal Election?
Aug 5 2010, 4:24Tweet Please click on the sharing and bookmarking links below to encourage the largest number of people possible to have their say. Tweet Please click on the sharing and bookmarking links below to encourage the largest number of people possible to have their say.
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5 ways around the filter in 2 minutes [Video]
Aug 4 2010, 6:40Tweet We object to the Government’s plan to censor the internet for a variety of reasons – it won’t help parents, it won’t help police, it’s secretive, it costs a lot of money. Perhaps these points are debatable, but one isn’t – experts agree, anybody who wants to will be able to get around the [...]
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Help fight for an Open Internet
Jul 20 2010, 11:14Tweet We’re hiring! As the country heads into an election and scrutiny of policies and issues intensifies, EFA needs help with our outreach efforts and so we’re looking for somebody to come on board and help get the message out to the community. Love social networking? Passionate about the issues? We’d like to know you. [...]
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Conroy announces delay, filter to go ahead
Jul 9 2010, 2:27Tweet Communications Minister Stephen Conroy today announced that the filter will be delayed for 12 months to complete a review of the “RC” category of prohibited content, but will still go ahead following that review. Some coverage of the announcement can be found here and here. EFA’s responded with this media release. Tweet Communications Minister [...]
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Gizmodo launches “Fight the Filter” campaign
Jul 8 2010, 9:05Tweet Prominent tech site Gizmodo today launched a campaign entitled “Fight the Filter“, to spread awareness of the plan and the reasons why Australians should be worried. This week will feature a series of posts by experts on what is planned, how it has developed, and what the concerns are. The filter is not going away, [...]
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Gillard takes aim at the net’s “dark side”
Jul 8 2010, 12:11Tweet In case you were hoping that a change in PM might lead to a change in policy, think again. On Darwin radio yesterday, Prime Minister Gillard continued the Government’s push for mandatory internet censorship, taking aim at the internet’s “dark side”. If there’s any change on this issue, it’s merely a slight shift in [...]
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It’s Time to Tell Mum
May 27 2010, 7:00Tweet We’re excited to announce that EFA have today launched a new campaign to raise public awareness of the Government’s internet filter: “Time to Tell Mum.” The campaign features comedian Akmal Saleh and exhorts Australians to tell their mums about the filter plan and what it won’t do for Australian families. One of the big [...]
