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Feb 3

ABC op-ed: Confused filtering policy won’t deliver

Posted by Colin in Internet, Opinion, Writing on 02 3rd, 2009 | No Comments

Here’s my piece on the filtering plan from ABC Online.They also spun it into a news item, which was then picked up and published in Chinese.

Read it here.

Jan 28

Filtering won’t deliver for Aussie kids

Posted by Colin in Internet, Opinion, Writing on 01 28th, 2009 | No Comments

One test that the Government’s “clean feed” Internet censorship policy fails comprehensively is as the cyber-safety test. Does this deliver anything for kids? Over at Online Opinion, I argue no.

See the piece here.

Nov 4

Filtering at Odds with Broadband Revolution

Posted by Colin in Internet, Opinion, Writing on 11 4th, 2008 | No Comments

I was a guest blogger on GetUp’s campaign blog, discussing (railing against) Internet censorship. Good to see GetUp getting up on this issue.

See the post here.

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