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Article #12Re: Protest Internet/Media Censorship
From: Mike
Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 00:00
Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 00:00
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Mark Little wrote in message <37511DE6.7B06AAFC@sa.apana.org.au>... >The support that the government gets is from conservative, middle Australia. Unless >you can convince them that this is a bad thing, the cause will be lost. Given the >tone of the messages in this NG, I doubt that we stand a chance. Remember, >censorship is already applied to magazines, books, videos and movies and the >average person isn't even consciously aware of it, let alone objecting to it. The average middle australian would be more aware , and would probably object, if it was made harder for him/her to access a newsagent, just in case he looked at a cover of a mens magazine. imagine if you had to show proof of age just to enter a newsagent. Imagine if a newsagent was closed down for having 'objectional material" that some-one MIGHT not like.
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