Australia to Censor Food Porn?
Is the above photo too food porny for your delicate eyes? Probably not. Phil Lees of Australia-based food blog The Last Appetite talks about the Australian government's upcoming attempt to censor the Internet. Food blogs aren't illegal, but Lees points out that "the first websites to be banned as 'false positives', (where a site that the filter says is illegal, but is in fact, not) will be food websites." If you disapprove, Lees provides information for how you can protest the censorship, and you can sign a petition at GetUp!.
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5 Comments:
Damn. I was wondering when the term 'food porn' was going to turn on its proponents, and bite them in the arse.
mongoose at 3:11PM on 12/04/08
Hey, we were at risk already. My SO works at an office with web and email censoring software that's so bad that you usually can't send recipes for grilled chicken breasts.
kaszeta at 3:38PM on 12/04/08
Well, I sure hope one of my favorite Aussie food porn sites does not have any hassle!
:)
http://www.thefoodpornographer.com/
sadiepix at 4:56PM on 12/04/08
My office site filters aren't horrible, but I cannot get to foodporn.com or bookslut.com ... probably a good thing anyway for productivity.
cybele at 5:40PM on 12/04/08
I can't even read BUSINESS articles ABOUT MySpace... =)
akk328 at 12:53PM on 12/05/08