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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 he's 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 don't comply with take-down orders could also be stung with a $200,000 fine. But the bill has been opposed by National, Act, Te Paati Mā...

“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.

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