Tags: content , filter

Telco/ISP

ACMA's internet content referrals to Classification Board spike

By Ry Crozier | Oct 16, 2012 | Comment Now

Investigations net 2011 "prohibited" online items.

Networking

Conroy to keep pushing mandatory ISP filters

By Ry Crozier | Aug 10, 2010 | 16 Comments

Even without Senate numbers.

Networking

Telstra, Optus to rely on old filter trials

By Ry Crozier | Jul 14, 2010 | 3 Comments

Now comes the network engineering.

Networking

Conroy delays ISP filter until after content review

By Ry Crozier | Jul 9, 2010 | 23 Comments

Updated: Wholesale customers escape voluntary blocking by large ISPs.

Telco/ISP

Vividwireless owner proposes carrier license fee hike

By Ry Crozier | Mar 24, 2010 | Comment Now

Pay for content classification for the internet filter.

Telco/ISP

Greens: Filter issue is too hot for election year

By Anthony Caruana | Mar 1, 2010 | 8 Comments

Senate constipated.

Hardware

Government ignores Enex warning on over-blocking

By Ry Crozier | Dec 15, 2009 | 11 Comments

Offers ISP grants to go beyond mandatory filtering.

Telco/ISP

Enex net filter lab contract up for grabs

By Ry Crozier | Jul 3, 2009 | Comment Now

But no increase in spending.

Telco/ISP

Exetel says no to internet filtering

By Ry Crozier | May 5, 2009 | Comment Now

Exetel chief John Linton has ruled out selling an opt-in ‘clean feed’ internet service to users as a result of last week’s trial because the technology can be too easily bypassed.

Telco/ISP

Exetel trial records 20,000 hits on filtered URLs

By Ry Crozier | May 4, 2009 | Comment Now

Mandatory ISP filtering would cost internet users about $6 a year to implement, according to the results of a five-day trial of the technology by ISP Exetel.

Telco/ISP

DBCDE wouldn’t agree to blind filter trial: iiNet

By Ry Crozier | Mar 25, 2009 | Comment Now

iiNet wanted to run a ‘blind’ trial of the Government’s net filters in which customers weren’t told who was being filtered and weren’t given the option to get out - terms ...

Telco/ISP

Revealed: ISPs detail their Aussie net filter trials

By Ry Crozier | Mar 2, 2009 | Comment Now

Participating ISPs say they will forge ahead with Internet filter trials, regardless of speculation around whether associated legislation will pass or be blocked.

Telco/ISP

iiNet and Optus shunned in first round of net filter trials

Feb 11, 2009 | Comment Now

Vocal opponents of the Federal Government’s controversial Internet filters have been excluded from the first phase of the much-anticipated pilot.

Telco/ISP

Opinion: Have money, will pay for clean feed

By Ry Crozier | Jan 29, 2009 | Comment Now

Netspace may think that a survey that asks leading, obvious questions about Internet filtering contributes to discussion and debate but all it did was feed the Federal ...

Telco/ISP

Telstra BigPond refuses to participate in net filter trials

By Ry Crozier | Dec 8, 2008 | Comment Now

Australia’s largest ISP Telstra has ruled out participating in the Federal Government’s controversial Internet filtering trial due to what it calls ‘customer management issues’.

Telco/ISP

Conroy goes back to school on Internet content filters

By Ry Crozier | Dec 8, 2008 | Comment Now

Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy is looking to shore up support from the people most likely to find a way around the government’s content filters – school students.

Telco/ISP

Duplicate content filter will hurt family-friendly ISPs

Nov 10, 2008 | Comment Now

The federal government’s proposed Internet content filtering scheme duplicates substantial existing efforts by the Internet Industry Association (IIA) and will adversely impact ...

Software

2008: The year of the content filter

By Sarah Stokely | Feb 4, 2008 | Comment Now

With Communications Minister Stephen Conroy set to release his report on ISP-level content filtering later this month, 2008 is shaping up to be the “year of the content filter” ...