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Brighter spotlight on far-right YouTubers Newsroom 2 hrs ago © Provided by Newsroom The past two weeks have seen far-right YouTubers placed under the microscope, with police investigating one and another suspended from his job, Marc Daalder reports For years, Christchurch-based far-right extremist Lee Williams has uploaded videos rife with racism and conspiracy theories without consequence. In a matter of days, in May, that all came crashing down. Williams runs the CrossTheRubicon YouTube c...

Auckland man on trial accused of possessing ISIS material before buying hunting knife 18 May, 2021 11:50 PM 4 minutes to read The trial is being held in the High Court at Auckland. Photo / File WARNING: Graphic content An Aucklander is on trial accused of possessing publications promoting acts of terrorism before later buying a hunting knife. The man, who was a resident at an Auckland mosque at the time of the alleged offences, faces three charges of possessing an objectionable publication rela...

WARNING: Graphic content An Aucklander is on trial accused of possessing publications promoting acts of terrorism before later buying a hunting knife. The

Ardern says she is glad the US is on board. "Its something that we have been working on from the very beginning [having the US involved]....social media platforms are not a place for violent extremists and terrorists. Right from the beginning the United States has been involved, they have been working closely with us, they just havent signed on." She would not say whether it was Trumps influence which caused the hold up from the US. "Its not for me to explain the decision making of the United S...

Filtering bill gives the Govt a blank cheque to censor the internet, opponents say 7 Apr, 2021 05:40 AM 8 minutes to read 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 Cla...

Source: University of Otago Complex yet critical discussions to be had at conference – Wednesday, 10 March 2021 – A conference organised by the the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies will focus on social media. From hate speech to terrorism, regulation to misinformation, social media’s impact on democracy will take centre stage at a University of Otago conference this month. New Ec(h)o Systems: Democracy in the Age of Social Media, organised by the National Cent...

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Overly invasive regime: Government faces opposition on bill to make live-streaming objectionable material illegal 11 Feb, 2021 02:10 AM 4 minutes to read National MP Simon Bridges says hes worried about the impact of the bill on free speech. Photo / NZH Political reporter, NZ Herald@AmeliaJWade The Government wants to make live-streaming objectionable material a crime and punishable by up to 14 years in prison or a fine up to $200,000. And platforms that dont comply with take-down orders could ...

“New Zealanders can now have their say on a new Bill to make livestreaming objectionable content a criminal offence and better protect all of us from inadvertently viewing harmful online content,” says Minister for Internal Affairs, Jan Tinetti.

Article – Socialist Equality Group Tom Peters On Tuesday, New Zealands Labour Party government released a 792-page report from the royal commission of inquiry into the March 15, 2019 Christchurch terror attack. Fifty-one people, including young children, were killed and dozens … Tom Peters On Tuesday, New Zealand’s Labour Party government released a 792-page report from the royal commission of inquiry into the March 15, 2019 Christchurch terror attack. Fifty-one people, including young c...