On Tuesday night I had the pleasure of chairing a newmatilda.com public forum on the internet regulation debate in Australia:
newmatilda.com presents a series of public forums about the internet regulation debate in Australia.
The Federal Government's proposal to block internet sites with a mandatory filter has drawn overwhelming opposition from voices across politics and civil society. So what are the real questions for policy-makers?
The Federal Government's proposal to block internet sites with a mandatory filter has drawn overwhelming opposition from voices across politics and civil society. So what are the real questions for policy-makers?
These forums explore the ethical, social and political questions raised
by government regulation of the internet. With the growing intersection
between technology, politics and media, how do existing and proposed
classification regimes measure up?
Is filtering inevitable? Or are there better ways to regulate the world wide web?
Chair:
Peter Black, QUT Faculty of Law
Speakers:
Senator Scott Ludlam, The Australian Greens
Irene Graham, libertus.net
Nic Suzor, Electronic Frontiers Australia
A podcast of the audio recording of this forum can be downloaded here:
