Don't look up!

Don't look up people. The Feces is about to hit the rotating ceiling appliance. (for those of you requiring monosyllabic prose, this means the shit is about to hit the fan)



It would appear that the almighty ACMA (Australian Censorship Management Authority) blacklist of websites has been leaked online. It had to happen, and it is better it happens now. The saviour of free speech, WikiLeaks (Not to be confused with Wikipedia), has posted it online.


Interestingly, I cannot access WikiLeaks at the moment, this could be due to a crap internet connection, or perhaps it is a little more clandestine than that (do I hear black helicopters?).


According to the Sydney Morning Herald, who have apparently seen the list, the below are some of the more interesting things on the blacklist:

  • A Queensland dentist (Not illegal)

  • A tour operator (Not illegal)

  • Several Christian sites (Not illegal)

  • Fetish sites (Not illegal)

  • Fringe religion sites, such as satanism (Not illegal)

  • Euthanasia how-to sites (Borderline illegal)

  • Wikipedia entries (probably not illegal)

  • Gay and straight porn sites (probably not illegal)


Wanna see the list? Well I'm not going to link to it. I thought about linking to a site linking to it. But lets just say if you were to Google "blacklist kensingtonvictoria" you could probably find it...



**Update**


According to sources that cannot be trusted as far as they can be thrown out of the country - Being the top censor himself (Stephen Conroy) - the list is not the actual AMCA blacklist. Funny, thats just what I would say if this happened on my watch. Even if it isn't, the real list will be leaked soon enough. I find it funny that in the same article he then goes on to say this:

"ACMA is investigating this matter and is considering a range of possible actions it may take, including referral to the Australian Federal Police," Senator Conroy said.

If it wasn't the real list, why would the Feds be getting involved? Do we have freedom of speach or not?


Official ACMA responce

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