gatewatching

1. It’s very difficult to stop people watching a television programme that’s been broadcast in another State, even if you’ve banned it, and even if it might prejudice court proceedings. (Bloody Internet.)

2. It’s very difficult to keep a Prince’s wherabouts under wraps when the media are globally networked, even if his life depends on it. (Bloody Internet. Bloody New Idea.)

3. It’s very difficult for Attorneys-General to back away from regulation that frames gamers as children, even if everyone knows that it’s in large part an adult market, and even if, in any case, any fourteen-year-old can acquire any game (or movie, or song) they want. (Bloody Internet. Bloody Family First to please. Bloody Senate.)

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