Attorney-General of South Australia Does a Backflip on Internet Censorship

The Attorney-General of South Australia last night revealed that he has made a backflip on the SA political internet censor law.

"My generation expects people to be honest and truthful in public commentary, and to stand by their commentary in their own name, but I think we have to concede that there is another generation coming up who disagrees with us and is asserting itself politically".

The fact that the government, the A-G, the opposition and the minor parties were willing to put this law through without consultation from the people whom it would affect is ridiculous and undemocratic in itself - it shows a certain level of smugness in my opinion.

Now that the law will be repealed, does this make everything okay? Will it stop them from attempting to push through similar laws in other circumstances or for other scenarios?

South Australia and Political Censoring of the Internet

It is difficult to believe that this level of political censorship and meddling is happening now, in this country, in this state. The state government is almost on cue with larger, federal issues of internet censorship in Australia and the rating of video games in Australia, all of which are aspects of modern culture and the rights of the individual. Is this country going insane?

"South Australia has become one of the few states in the world to censor the internet. The new law, which came into force on January 6, requires anyone making an online comment about next month's state election to publish their real name and postcode."

Read the whole article at news.com.au.

So if you're going to leave a comment on this post, you are now legally required to leave your real name and your postcode too. Surely laws such as this one are a slippery slope once entered into?

For the record, my full name is Sebastian Tomczak and my postcode is 5014.