Posts Tagged ‘donate’
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Reasons from the left to oppose the Internet filter
Apr 16 2010, 9:04This guest post is written by Mark Bahnisch from Lavartus Prodeo for our series of blog posts on the importance of online civil liberties as part of EFA’s 2010 Fundraising Campaign … There are a range of good arguments against the Rudd government’s internet filter, some emphasised for persuasive or tactical reasons, some reflective of [...]
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The importance of digital civil liberties
Mar 31 2010, 11:34Electronic Frontiers Australia is currently running a fundraising drive so that we can continue to expand and campaign for your online civil liberties. Although EFA has been leading the Open Internet campaign against the Government’s proposal to censor the Internet, that is just one aspect of our activities and interests. In addition to Internet censorship, EFA campaigns on [...]
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A little more conversation, a little less panic please
Mar 29 2010, 9:53This post is written by Michael Meloni, from Somebody Think of the Children, for our series of blog posts on the importance of online civil liberties as part of EFA’s 2010 Fundraising Campaign … When I was fifteen some friends and I wrote an e-zine about school and what was happening around town. It was lowbrow satire [...]
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Help us stop Internet censorship
Mar 26 2010, 11:49We are five days in to EFA’s 2010 Fundraising Campaign and we have been delighted by the generosity and the level of support we have received from you all. However, it it not too late for you to contribute to our campaign. If EFA is to continue to expand and launch further campaigns to protect [...]
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Imagining a meeting between Senator Conroy and EFA
Mar 24 2010, 9:49Mark Newton imagines a meeting between Senator Stephen Conroy and Electronic Frontiers Australia in his post as part of our series of blog posts on the importance of online civil liberties as part of EFA’s 2010 Fundraising Campaign … So it seems that our Broadband Prevention Minister had a bit of a hissy fit last [...]
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Another report on Labor division over Internet censorship plan
Mar 23 2010, 8:38In The Australian today, Fran Foo reports about growing internal division in the Labor Party over the mandatory ISP level filtering policy: THE mandatory ISP internet filtering scheme is fast becoming a political liability for the government, with divisions in caucus becoming apparent. Labor senator Kate Lundy has publicly called for an opt-in mechanism instead [...]
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Help EFA fight Internet censorship
Mar 22 2010, 12:39Over the past few months, EFA has been working hard campaigning for an Open Internet against Government censorship of the Internet. While we are proud of what we have achieved in that campaign, the Government’s decision to delay the introduction of the legislation means that it will be prolonged and ongoing campaign. Moreover, that is [...]
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Web filtering backlash
Mar 22 2010, 12:36In a good piece in The Mercury over the weekend, Tim Martain discusses the growing backlash against the Government’s plan to censor the Internet: But, perhaps surprisingly, the main objections to the cleanfeed filter do not relate to what it does, but what it does not do. Search engine giant Google has slammed the idea [...]
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Saturday March 6 National Day of Action
Mar 3 2010, 12:42This Saturday 6 March 2010, some of the other organisations that are working for an Open Internet and against the Government’s impractical and costly policy of Government censorship are holding a series of events around the country: Sydney: Block the Filter is holding a Cyber Safety Day Picnic from 1pm at Parramatta Park. See Facebook for details. [...]
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Buy EFA and Open Internet t-shirts and other products
Mar 3 2010, 11:26A few people have asked us about whether there is any EFA or Open Internet merchandise they can buy and wear to show their support for our Open Internet campaign. So we have now set up a store on Zazzle, where you can buy a range of EFA and Open Internet t-shirts, caps, mugs and [...]
