Trying to filter the internet is ridiculous and dangerous.

People say bad things online. They write vile lies about blameless worthies. They pen disgusting racist jeremiads, post gut-churning photos of sex acts committed against children, and more sexist and homophobic tripe than you could read - or stomach - in a lifetime.

Net neutrality: A barrier to a smut-free Internet?

It's one thing to argue that government regulations will hamstring the Internet, as many opponents of Net neutrality regulations argue. But a new coalition of economic and social conservatives also argues that the FCC's proposed rules would prevent the Net from being hamstrung in the right way. In a letter sent Thursday to members of Congress, leaders of 30 groups called on lawmakers to oppose ...

NSW Parliament’s flawed porn hunt

NSW Christian Democrat leader Fred Nile says he didn’t access pornography from his parliamentary computer. There was an audit, yes. A flawed audit. Of a flawed internet usage policy.

It's time to fight the copyright police state

Increasingly restrictive copyright and intellectual property laws, a secretive global trade agreement, and, it turns out, totally made-up facts and figures? Ok, Internet. It's time to fight.

Broker snap: ASA's new role bodes well for Autonomy

The extension of the powers of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) will add considerably to the agency’s workload, though, as ever, it will have members of the public operating as its eyes and ears, and reporting perceived misdemeanours to the ASA.