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Australian Gov't Censors Plans About Gov't Internet Censorshipfrom the to-avoid-premature-unnecessary-debate deptby Mike Masnick Techdirt Jul. 23, 2010 |
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 As the Australian government pushes forward with plans to have ISPs spy on users as part of its effort to control and censor the internet, some have made a freedom of information request to see the details of the plan... and the government provided the documents with 90% of the content blacked out. Yes, the government is censoring its plans about censorship. Even better is the "reasoning" for this. Government officials defended the move by saying it: "may lead to premature unnecessary debate and could potentially prejudice and impede government decision making".Yes, how dare the people make their views known in a way that lets the government know they don't approve. That would be a representative government, and apparently Australia doesn't believe in such things. |
