Bad news indeed! Although freedom of speech is important, my first concern would be that the folks down there can still access the site. I'm not sure how proxy servers work, but I know that this site is responsible for teaching a lot of folks how to grow. Even though I recommend new growers tap into lots of resources in order to learn gardening, it isn't unreasonable to think that someone could come here and learn everything they need to get started. Hopefully they keep coming around and continue to share their knowledge with us.
This is a bad day and i don't know whats going on right now if i see also the situation in The Netherlands where they banned the legal sale of Magic Mushrooms, closing down coffeeshops and perhaps in the future the same thing whats now happening in Down Under with the internet.
It looks like Chinese censorship to me, so where is the free of speach and education what the western goverments are preaching?Protecting the children, MY ASS!!!
really sux hey , i cant believe it , i mean one thing to try and stop the kiddie porn ,, but sites like icmag and hipforums , that really is censoring free speach ...
last i heard they dropped this because they couldnt get telstra onside, net would slow and buisnesses would be effected maby sue not what telstra wants or needs atm.
Im shocked to read this today thought it was dead and buried.
Australia is starting to sound like a ROGUE TERRORIST STATE. Maybe its time for the US to invade, as part of our mission to spread freedom and democracy to the world.