Australia to "block domains" during terror attacks

[chris]

I can understand the thinking, but not sure how it would be implemented. I assume this would be aimed at social platforms.

Australia's quest to fight online extremism will soon involve temporary but far-reaching bans. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that the country will block internet domains hosting extremist material in the middle of terrorist attacks and other crises, such as the anti-Muslim shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand this past March. The government also plans to block domains hosting "abhorrent" material created by the perpetrators, such as murder and sexual assault.

Full article: https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/25/australia-to-block-domains-during-terror-attacks/

 

[snoopy]

They’ll get ISP’s to do it. They’ll be hanging this over Facebook’s head.

I remember when Telstra disgracefully blocked caseydonovan.com years ago and redirected it to their own site because they (Telstra) accidentally promoted a gay porn site in newspaper ads instead of the .com.au version.