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[โ€“] Pilk@aussie.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

May this incoming shitshow be blocked and dismantled by the high court challenge.

[โ€“] Nath@aussie.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm genuinely shocked it hasn't been postponed/fizzled like the supposed blacklist was in 2008/2009.

[โ€“] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Didnโ€™t Anonymous hack government sites in retaliation and scare them into backing down? Or am I misremembering?

I remember that controversy happening but that was a while ago

[โ€“] Nath@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

Someone leaked the lists. I don't think it was a hack. The conversation turned into "why is this random dentist being blocked"? "Who is making these lists"? "How do you get unblocked?" Etc

The government was half-hearted about the whole thing anyway, only toying with it for Family First. It fizzled after.