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Jim Dowsett's avatar

A bit late for this virtue signalling nonsense. Support for the Treaty Principles Bill would have been a lot more genuine.

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Matua Kahurangi's avatar

I won’t be voting for National again.

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Jennipha's avatar

Same. I had high hopes for Wedd being in her electorate but those have been dashed.

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A Halfling’s View's avatar

To be fair Cecilia Robinson - one of the co-Chairs - has advocated for restrictions surrounding cellphones and access to social media for some time. This is no flash in the pan although the formation of the oragnisation may be a crystallization or formalization of what was an informal concerned network.

There can be no doubt that they have driven the Social Media Age Restricted Users Bill which loos as though it may be getting a revamp. The rpesent Bill has problems.

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Matua Kahurangi's avatar

Like Cecelia Robinson, I’ve also had concerns about children using cellphones and accessing social media. The timing of recent events seems more than coincidental:

- B416's launch was announced in early May.

- The domain name was purchased exactly 2 weeks ago.

- A petition was started on May 5th.

- On May 6th, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced his bill.

- By May 11th, PM Luxon had met with the B416 team.

It all feels reminiscent of The Disinformation Project 2.0.

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A Halfling’s View's avatar

I think the inferences are there to be drawn but the Bill itself - I have an early copy - had been around in March. And I would infer that the B416 Group (although not formally constituted - had been behind it. I have other evidence to support this.

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Phil 5to1's avatar

Yeah definitely some long term nutters in the group, but it's undoubtedly a manufactured group with a (moronic) National party agenda.

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Jennipha's avatar

OMG why is it alway weathy, privileged women who think only they know best? These over entitled women need to stop providing their kids with expensive phones and unlimited data/WiFi to access whatever they want on the Internet. They need to pull their heads in and properly parent their own children.

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rehari's avatar

luxton can't lie for shit

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Skarlett Starr's avatar

Thanks for bringing this to our attention - politics is a filthy game - there will be money in there for someone in the tech industry - and of course the digital IDs required will turn us into a surveillance state and Mecca for data mining…FFS

National is an abomination truly

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Rose Kraakman's avatar

More smoke and mirrors from National. This is about surveillance of all of us as we will require digital IDs, not protection of under 16's. Ffs, surely if parents want to control social media they can restrict that themselves, maybe they can give their kids phones that only have text and calling.

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Fiona Mackenzie's avatar

So many 'ifs'. If we hadn't experienced authoritarian rule under Ardern-Hipkins. If our Governments and public media hadn't been deceiving Kiwis so regularly and for so long. If this didn't coincide with NZ's move to a digital currency (planned for 2026-2030 rollout). If the police hadn't been monitoring social media to identify people for "pre-crime perceived hate". If recent history and George Orwell's ilk hadn't demonstrated how evil governments can use such systems to control their populations......... just maybe we wouldn't be quite as suspicious of National's motives - maybe.

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Aroha's avatar

Political! I don't know anywhere n the world where this exclusion has worked. It can't.

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Michele Bishop's avatar

Typical national - all for show. On tougher questions (TPB) they are a no show

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Let Kids Be Kids's avatar

Thank you for this info!

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