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  • iiNet tells Senator Conroy to stop lying

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    Pirate
    Posted on 31-05-2010 04:23 PM
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    One of Australia's largest internet companies has rubbished claims by a federal minister that it supports the Rudd Government's internet filtering plan.

    A spokesperson for iiNet today said the company had been in touch with the office of Communications Minister Stephen Conroy to complain after he claimed it was in support of the Government's filtering policy.

    "We've been in touch with Senator Conroy's office to reaffirm that we don't support the filter and requested him not to misrepresent our position," they said.

    Senator Conroy was quoted yesterday in the Sydney Morning Herald as saying the plan was supported by several internet service providers (ISPs) including iiNet.

    Conroy is a dirty, lying little bastard. I wish he'd stop pretending that he knows what he's talking about.

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    1. Up_All_Night's Avatar
      Up_All_Night - 31-05-2010, 05:09 PM
      Anyone starting to get the impression conroy is a bit of a jackass?
    1. sagit's Avatar
      sagit - 31-05-2010, 05:14 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by Up_All_Night View Post
      Anyone starting to get the impression conroy is a bit of a jackass?

      He joins the list of r-tard Minister of Communications that Australia has had.
    1. ACEwoK's Avatar
      ACEwoK - 31-05-2010, 06:42 PM
      Rudd would win a fair bit of support if he put someone worthwhile in this portfolio....come to think of it, any party in power that did that would garner a fair bit of support really...

      Isn't lying like that about a legal matter called perjury? isn't it a jailable offence?
    1. Ziggythecablemo's Avatar
      Ziggythecablemo - 31-05-2010, 09:02 PM
      Actually Rudd is HEAVILY behind this filter; it's really his baby in many respects. Regardless of who sits in that portfolio you'll still get the PM pushing the filter; he personally wants it though I'm not entirely sure what drives him on this (I'm confident though that there are more nefarious reasons behind his motivations).
    1. WinterMuteAu's Avatar
      WinterMuteAu - 31-05-2010, 09:24 PM
      WhatThe? of Sydney Posted at 4:50 PM Today

      This is what happens when CHRISTIAN FRINGE GROUPS ( i.e the ACL) run the country , Why do they have so much influence in our politics? To CHAIRMAN CONROY, now whos "MISLEADING" the public? Go F$#^^#LTER YOURSELF CONJOB!!
      Very true. Conjob is just a puppet infront of another puppet
    1. Spectra's Avatar
      Spectra - 31-05-2010, 10:09 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by ACEwoK View Post
      Isn't lying like that about a legal matter called perjury? isn't it a jailable offence?
      There's only 2 things wrong with that idea: First, this isn't a "legal matter". Second, perjury only applies under oath (ie, giving evidence in a courtroom). But yes, apart from those minor details...um...well, that's pretty much it actually.

      I never thought I'd say this, but man I wish we had Richard Alston back. Yes, he was a useless luddite who kept Australia in the technological dark ages for a decade, but he never tried to pull bullshit like this. As far as I remember.
    1. Ziggythecablemo's Avatar
      Ziggythecablemo - 31-05-2010, 10:42 PM
      Fuck you KNOW things are bad when Alston looks better... I actually think the NBN will be a blowout too, I can't see them delivering on it - they're trying too hard to milk it at every angle, it's like a $43-billion information-super-tollroad.
    1. StrungOut's Avatar
      StrungOut - 01-06-2010, 11:14 AM
      Howard probably sent Rudd the link to lemonparty and from that day onward it was his mission to get a filter for this internets thing
    1. Insanity540's Avatar
      Insanity540 - 02-06-2010, 03:57 AM
      Good on iiNet. I think they should have demanded a public apology from him and SMH for error, or at least a formal retraction.