The material the SST pulled
A few people would have seen stories about pages being ripped out of the SST magazine Sunday, because of the editor’s letter from Emily Simpson. So what was it that is so bad? All Emily did was quote a...
View ArticleThe lawyers strike back
Hot Topic has done what looks to be a lawyer dictated apology and retraction to the Listener: In fact Mr Hansford was not sacked by The Listener, and nor did The Listener seek to censor or suppress Mr...
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Grand Theft Auto IV
I’ve never played Grand Theft Auto. But the more I read how Gordon Copeland and Family First want to ban it, the more I really really want to get a copy. What I love about the releases attacking a...
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PDT on the Internet
Internet policy people will be interested in the interview the Herald did with Peter Dengate-Thrush, the NZers who chairs ICANN – the global allocator of domain names and IP addresses. Some extracts:...
View ArticleLuddite MPs
The Herald has a report on some UK MPs concerned about You Tube. Let;s look at what they want: “We are concerned that user-generated video content on sites such as YouTube does not carry any age...
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ODT on Cybersafety
The ODT has a useful editorial on the issue of cybersafety: Arguably, no single innovation has changed the shape of modern life quite as much. The Internet is one of the most remarkable “inventions” of...
View ArticleCaughey calls for Blog and Wikipedia regulation
Christine Caughey has just been appointed by Labour to their new Transport Board. She got thrown off the Auckland City Council last year, after serving one term. It seems she is not too happy about...
View ArticleAmusing censorship
I blogged previously about an audio recording of NZ First MP Doug Woolerton slagging off foreign investment. Well a wee while back Winston blogged on the same topic at the Winston Peters blog. Now Dave...
View ArticleThe great Australian firewall
There’s been quite a bit of media interest lately about the Australian Government’s daft idea to force Australian ISPs to install compulsory filters that will ban sites the Government deems...
View ArticleHerald on Filtering Scheme
The Herald editorial: With money granted in this year’s Budget, it plans to provide internet providers with Swedish-devised software that matches site requests to a “banned” list and reroutes the...
View ArticleChristian Intolerance
It has been amazing to see the intolerance on display by some extremist Christians. They have applauded the destruction of a church’s private property, because they don’t like the message on display....
View ArticleOUSA attempts censorship
The ODT reports on the compulsory membership OUSA: The Otago University Students Association wants broadcast media to sign a censorship contract before attending Ori10 concerts. The annual orientation...
View ArticleAustralia to block Wikipedia parody
The SMH reports: The Australian Human Rights Commission has threatened legal action against a widely read but controversial US-based website over an article that it says encourages racial hatred...
View ArticleFiji set to clamp down on a free media
Most people are familiar with the saying two steps forward and one step back to describe a situation of slow progress. That has been my hope for Fiji, that with a set date for elections in 2014, there...
View ArticleUS Ambassador tells Aust Govt not to filter
It is very rare to have an Ambassador comment on a domestic policy, and even more rare amongst friendly countries. So I was surprised and pleased to see the US Ambassador to Australia speak out against...
View ArticleSouthpark Censorship
Once again Comedy Central has censored Southpark. Four years ago they banned the show from being able to show from showing a harmless depiction of Muhammad (was just him giving someone a fish) in their...
View ArticleIs the Government blocking local Chinese media?
A reader writes: The local Chinese media are saying that the NZ government is blocking their accreditation to cover the visit of the vice president Jinping this week. According to them no local Chinese...
View ArticleUpdate to story on media access for visit from Chinese VP
I blogged on Monday about complaints local Chinese media had not been able to get access to the visit of the VP of China. DIA sent me on Tuesday an e-mail which I have attached to the original post....
View ArticleThis will get me banned in Pakistan
The Guardian reports: Guardians of linguistic purity have long warned against the pernicious impact that text messaging may have on the young, but Pakistan officials have taken such concerns to a new...
View ArticleBBC censors Fawlty Towers
Political Correctness strikes again. Stuff reports: In the annals of comedy history, Fawlty Towers is considered one of the greatest television programs ever produced. And from among its episodes, The...
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