Australia Set to Begin Filtering Online Games

[Cowabungaa]

"the importation of physical copies of computer games sold over the internet which have been classified RC [refused classification]."

And that's probably the most painful part of the whole thing. Sure until now it was annoying and very silly to refuse classification, but importing the proper version was easy as pie. If they're going to make that impossible, Australia is really becoming a harsh country for gamers. And I want to move there... I must be mád.

 

[Zephirius]

Welcome to the new China of censorship, next up, filtering Google.

Google themselves beat you to it. They filter out the websites of companies that attempt to manipulate Google search results so they appear on the first page, with keywords and whatnot. Such sites get blacklisted and won't show up in a Google search.

 

[manaman]

Welcome to the new China of censorship, next up, filtering Google.

Google themselves beat you to it. They filter out the websites of companies that attempt to manipulate Google search results so they appear on the first page, with keywords and whatnot. Such sites get blacklisted and won't show up in a Google search.

That is not filtering for content to much as keeping the rules they themselves set up. Google is trying to offer a service where they find sites related to your terms, who wants to see the first three pages of any term show the same porn sites? Nobody would use google anymore if that happened.


That said, I am once again glad I do not live in Australia. It is getting pretty sad for you guys down there. At least you can still own guns... Oh wait... That is just a sort of now.

 

[mxfox408]

Well I'm glad I don't live in a fascist country. (Yet.)

Dont worry the US is headed there next.

 

[Ligisttomten]

Well I'm glad I don't live in a fascist country. (Yet.)

Dont worry the US is headed there next.

Good thing I don't live in the US either.