" * Anonymous comments banned for SA election
* Michael Atkinson says speech still free
* Media says censorship is 'draconian'

SOUTH Australia has become one of the few states in the world to censor the internet.

The new law, which came into force on January 6, requires anyone making an online comment about next month's state election to publish their real name and postcode.

The law will affect anyone posting a comment on an election story on The Advertiser's AdelaideNow website, as well as other Australian news sites.

It could also apply to election comment made on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

The law, which was pushed through last year as part of a raft of amendments to the Electoral Act and supported by the Liberal Party, also requires media organisations to keep a person's real name and full address on file for six months, and they face fines of $5000 if they do not hand over this information to the Electoral Commissioner."


(full story )source: http://www.news.com.au/technology/so...mpact+news_rss

that and iinet is trying to protect it's right not to be "copyright cops"
http://www.news.com.au/technology/fe...mpact+news_rss

Looking good for us down under.... thoughts? personally I think we have the right to free speech even if we choose to do it anonymously, especially when our free speech may include whistleblowing