=== Plugin Name ===
Contributors: Leefe Hicks
Donate link: http://leefe.ratestheworld.com.au/
Tags: censorship, protest
Requires at least: 2.8
Tested up to: 2.9.1
Stable tag: 0.9

Displays the Australian Internet Blackout protest on your blog. Automatically adds the necessary JavaScript.

== Description ==

The Australian government is proposing to introduce mandatory ISP level Internet filters in Australia. These will operate using a secret blacklist of URLs maintained by the ACMA.

This plugin is to help people participate in ***The Great Australian Internet Blackout***. The protest against the proposed filters aims to blackout websites from 25 to 29 of January.

When activated this plugin displays a message about the protest to each visitor. The message can be clicked away, and will not appear until next time they start their browser and visit your site (i.e. once per session).

**More information about the protest can be fount at:**

* [The Great Australian Internet Blackout](http://www.internetblackout.com.au/ "Protest campaign against Australian Internet filters")
* [No Clean Feed](http://www.nocleanfeed.com/ "Stop Internet Censorship in Australia")

**To Do List**

* Make the JavaScript load using the 'wp_enqueue_script' function rather than just dumping it in wp_head.
* Add a check so that it displays only during the protest period.
* Add an admin section so you can make it display anytime, overriding the automatic date checking.


== Installation ==

1. Upload the `australian-internet-blackout` directory to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
1. The protest screen should now be displayed to people visiting your blog.

Alternately you can:

1. Go to the 'Plugins' 'Add new' menu in WordPress
1. Search for 'Australian Internet Blackout'
1. Find the plugin in the list returned (it should be the first one) and click 'Install'
1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress

This may seem more long winded in explanation, but it saves you having to worry about:

* Downloading the plugin to your computer
* Unzipping it
* Then uploading it to the correct directory.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= What is the Australian Internet Blackout =

It is a protest against the Australian government's proposed Internet filter/censorship agenda.
See [The Great Australian Internet Blackout](http://www.internetblackout.com.au/ "Protest campaign against Australian Internet filters")

== Screenshots ==

If there was a screen shot it would appear here.

== Changelog ==

= 0.9 =
* Initial release. Please consider this a public beta. It works, but is not as nice as it could be.

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 0.9 =
First release of the plugin.