SA Government Backs Down On Comment Censorship Plan

After a day of furious online commentary, the South Australian government has backed down on its ludicrous plans to force commenters on election-related matters to reveal their full name and postcode.

The backdown, just one day after the laws were introduced, won’t take place until the next election, but the proposal seems effectively dead already. If nothing else, it’s a reminder that protesting can be a powerful tool — something to bear in mind with the still active and still stupid proposals for the national Internet filter.

Attorney-General Michael Atkinson vows to repeal election internet censorship law amid reader furore [The Advertiser via egov.au]


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