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Filtering bill gives the Govt a 'blank cheque' to censor the internet, opponents say


Filtering bill gives the Govt a blank cheque to censor the internet, opponents say
7 Apr, 2021 05:40 AM
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Proposed internet filtering legislation has been described as too vague. Photo / 123RF
Internet filtering legislation currently before Parliament is impractical, and gives the government blank cheque powers to censor the internet, opponents say.
The internet filtering bill - officially the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Urgent Interim
Classification of Publications and Prevention of Online Harm) Amendment Bill - is being shepherded through Parliament by Internal Affairs Minister Jan Tinetti.
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Inspired in part by Christchurch mosque massacre gunman Brenton Tarrant live-broadcasting his killing spree over Facebook, It makes the livestreaming of objectionable content a criminal offence. ....

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Without the handbrake what should this Government do?


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mickysavage - Date published:
9:52 am, January 1st, 2021 - 112 comments
Happy new year everyone.
Saionara to 2020 and welcome 2021.  May it be even better.
Today is the day MPs will start to think about the year ahead.  With a stonking mandate and a possible once in a lifetime event, a majority MMP government what should it do?
Simon Wilson has written this very prescient slightly tongue in cheek article published in today’s Herald thinking about the subject.  It is a must read.
As he says why not cancel a few motorway projects, they will become irrelevant as we head towards a post carbon post car society anyway.  Why not build light rail now, feed the circular economy by using the powers of the state to fund local projects, improve education, and reduce poverty by making sure that everyone has enough to live on. ....

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