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An archive and guide to censorship in Australia. Discover hundreds of banned and censored films, games, books and magazines.
Joined November 2010
Amazingly, Border Force thought ORGY OF THE DEAD (1965), a 60 year old movie, may be Refused Classification (banned) material. The Classification Board disagreed & just awarded it an MA15+ (Strong nudity & sexualised imagery). It was likely shipped with DORIANA GRAY (1976).
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A Blu-rayof Jess Franco's DORIANA GRAY (1976) has just been banned by Australian Classification Board. It was seized by Border Force & sent for for rating. Available details point to it being an import of the Delirium Home Video @DeliriuMagazine release.
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Australian Movie Censorship & the Port Arthur Massacre (1996) https://t.co/8CFxbVx96g
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Spider-Man 2 (2004) - 7mate Australia TV Censorship https://t.co/Mzt6DBWgWF
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The Man In The Iron Mask (1998) - 9Gem Australia TV Censorship https://t.co/z21oxbZ64v
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In September, the eSafety Commissioner had a clip of KILLING OF IRYNA ZARUTSKA banned by the Classification Board. An appeal by X Corp has now seen the Classification Review Board drop it to R18+ (High impact violence, distressing scenes) @FSUofAustralia
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In September, the eSafety Commissioner had 2 clips of the ASSASSINATION OF CHARLIE KIRK banned by the Classification Board. An X Corp appeal saw the Classification Review Board drop both to R18+ (High impact violence, blood & injury detail, distressing scenes). @FSUofAustralia
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Fight Club (1999) - SBS World Movies Australia TV Censorship https://t.co/nPyBGmdxcg
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1992 TV segment on Australian Film Censorship. Includes interview with John Dickie, the then Chief Censor at the Office of Film and Literature Classification & rare censored scene from Michael Powell’s PEEPING TOM (1960). https://t.co/XqbMVGfPTk
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Classification Board and Review Board Annual Report 2024–2025 | Australian Classification
classification.gov.au
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THREAD: FSU Australia has just filed yet another claim against the @esafetyoffice for her latest attempt to censor free discussion on the news. In this case, it concerns an attempt to ban anyone viewing the murder of Iryna Zarutska.
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"John Pane, chair of Electronic Frontiers Australia and a former member of the trial’s advisory board...warned that the biometric data of millions of Australians could be harvested by tech giants under the guise of age verification." https://t.co/4KKkLnVmbj
smh.com.au
The commissioner insists age verification can work, despite expert warnings of deep flaws with just over two months until the start of the ban.
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Pulp Fiction (1994) - SBS Australia TV Censorship https://t.co/rGIR6AuPoR
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Another Unknown online publications from 2020 banned in Australia by the Classification Board after being submitted by ACMA.
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“ Over the ban’s 18-month journey — from a media-backed campaign to law — the government’s rationale for it has shifted while always encompassing a wide range of purported benefits.” https://t.co/XoPwQsGuX2
crikey.com.au
Anthony Albanese says 'social media is causing social harm'. But the type of harms and its consequences identified by the government has widely varied.
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“ The eSafety commissioner’s office initially declined to release the list of companies contacted earlier this month but on Wednesday named the companies it has asked to assess if they need to comply” https://t.co/yX2y2TWB2a
theguardian.com
Lego Play and Steam among the unexpected additions to the list that includes Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and X
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“ The question of which platforms will have to comply with the ban is further muddied by the fact the eSafety Commissioner does not have the power to make a binding declaration on the matter” https://t.co/e50CR9Ia55
abc.net.au
WhatsApp, Roblox, Reddit and Discord are among an expanded list of platforms which may be covered by the teen social media ban, the ABC can reveal.
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Two Unknown online publications from 2020 banned in Australia by the Classification Board after being submitted by ACMA. One 14 pages & the other 268 pages.
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Don't let her censor the internet. Tell the Senate today in 30 seconds! Please hurry, you only have until Monday.
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