2009-03-17 Australian Government adds Wikileaks to banned website list

2009-03-17 Marc Chacksfield TechRadar \Australia\censorship\WikiLeaks\war on the internet http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/australia-issues-wikileaks-linking-fine-warning-585894 Australian Government adds Wikileaks to banned website list Australian Government adds Wikileaks to banned website list  The Australian communications regulator has issued a stark warning that websites who link out to 'banned' hyperlinks are liable to fine of up to Aus $11,000 a day. The news comes after web forum Whirlpool was threatened with the fine for posting a hyperlink to a blacklisted anti-abortion website. .. One of the newest additions to Australia's 'blacklisted hyperlinks' list is Wikileaks, the website that publishes anonymous submissions of sensitive info on everything from corporations, religion and governments.

The blacklisting of certain pages of the site has come about after Wikileaks posted a list of websites at the tail end of 2008 that comprised the 'secret internet censorship' list for Denmark. On this list were over 3,500 sites that were censored or banned in the country. &ldquo;The Australian communications regulator has issued a stark warning that websites who link out to 'banned' hyperlinks are liable to fine of up to Aus $11,000 a day.&rdquo; This list now includes WikiLeaks, a site crucial in the fight against abuses of power.   