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Aussie Net Filtering Plans Challenged

An advocacy group claimed Australia's mandate for ISPs to block pornographic and violent websites could slow down Internet access in the country.

Australia Plans Net Filters Amid Censorship Cries

Australian government denies mandatory censorship of pornography and violence equates what China does in terms of blocking web content.

The Danger of Aggressive Ad Placement

When I did a recent Q&A thread one of the recurring themes with sites that were struggling was AdSense ads positioned above their content. Many websites are never given the chance to grow because they monetize too aggressively and look to spammy to enjoy the benefits of organic growth and community building.

YouTube: Broadcast Your Porn

You may have noticed a newer feature on YouTube, right at the top of the homepage, called "Videos being watched right now…." If you were checking out that feature around 11:00 this morning, you would have noticed people were watching porn.

Viacom Responds To Better YouTube Filtering

The rift between Viacom and Google/YouTube could be resolved with Google's release of its beta version of the YouTube Video Identification tool.

The Pirate Bay Introduces New Image Hosting Site

They’ve misattributed a quote and shown a disregard for law and order - but then, what did you expect of pirates?  The key thing is that a new, censorship-free image hosting site has launched, courtesy of the lads at The Pirate Bay.

YouTube Clarifies Copyright Protection Efforts

YouTube cofounder Steve Chen addressed the "speculation" in the media about the video-sharing site's technological efforts to combat copyright infringement.

Flickr Installs Filters In Germany

Earlier this week, we learned that Flickr had started supporting seven new languages.  Unfortunately, news has now come that Flickr is “filtering” - not censoring, mind you - content in several of those tongues. Flickr Says No To German Photos

Amnesty Int'l Warns Of Web Censorship "Virus"

It may not be fatal, but it’s a pretty bad disease nonetheless; according to Amnesty International, “The virus of Internet repression is spreading.”

Gmail's Normal Spam Filtering Returns

After an extended period of time during which I simply couldn't trust Gmail's spam filter to Do The Right Thing, I'm happy to report that for the last few weeks it has been performing exceptionally well.