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Updated Wed Jul 21, 2010 5:40pm AEST

ABC The Drum - Censorship: Labor's hidden policy

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-07-21/censorship-labors-hidden-policy/914176
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/all-internet-porn-will-be-blocked-to-protect-children-under-uk-government-plan/story-e6frfkui-1225973481287

All internet porn will be blocked to protect children, under UK government plan

THE UK Government is to combat the early sexualization of children by blocking internet pornography unless parents request it, it was revealed today.
On the same day that Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Verhagen announced efforts to prevent the export of internet filters to repressive regimes, State Secretary of Justice and Security Teeven announced the introduction of the national blacklisting of websites. The press conference expressly 'filtered out' critical Dutch civil rights organization Bits of Freedom and consumer rights organization Consumentenbond. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110412/05490513867/dutch-govt-speaks-out-against-exporting-internet-filters-then-introduces-national-internet-filter.shtml

Dutch Gov't Speaks Out Against Exporting Internet Filters; Then Introduces National Internet Filter

http://falkvinge.net/2011/04/14/european-court-of-justice-to-outlaw-internet-filtering-esp-for-copyright-enforcement/ Today, the European Court of Justice gave a preliminary opinion that will have far-reaching implications in the fight against overaggressive copyright monopoly abusers. It is not a final verdict, but the Advocate General’s position; the Court generally follows this. The Advocate General says that no ISP can be required to filter the Internet, and particularly not to enforce the copyright monopoly.

European Court of Justice To Outlaw Internet Filtering; Esp. For Copyright Enforcement