Has anyone else got this message when trying to open www.geocaching.com.au? Is it Stephen Conroy's policy at work? It's bizarre:
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This Website has been blocked by ACMA<BR>
Why has this website been blocked and removed?<BR>
This website 'Geocaching Australia' at the internet address of http://geocaching.com.au has been blocked by the Australian Communications and Media Authority. <BR>
This is due to: 'Inappropriate content (Nudity) without Age Verification Controls' under Schedule 5 and Schedule 7 of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992, specifically the following urls:<BR>
http://geocaching.com.au/cache/ga0337 entitled 'Nude Up for a Smiley by Cached'
<BR>This block does not currently extend to the following websites in the geocaching.com.au domain:<BR>
http://forum.geocaching.com.au<BR>
http://wiki.geocaching.com.au<BR>
ACMA is currently in discussion with the administrators of Geocaching Australia and their legal representatives.<BR>
Geocaching.com.au being blocked by ACMA
http://geocaching.com.au/blocked/
"Look, mummy, there's an aeroplane up in the sky!"
Goodbye Blue Skies.
Cached's fault for hosting porn.
Could be the date too.
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Edit: Link added.
"Look, mummy, there's an aeroplane up in the sky!"
Goodbye Blue Skies.
Cached's fault for hosting porn.
Could be the date too.
B.
Edit: Link added.
Last edited by Bronze on 01 April 09 1:35 am, edited 2 times in total.
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Minister Stephen Conroy wrote:"I don't want to block political content, (I've) never said we were going to block political content.''
Source:http://www.news.com.au/technology/story ... 39,00.html
So... What about Nude Politicians? How are you going to filter that Steve?
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