How A 1989 Broadcasting Law Became An Internet Speech Rule - with Steven Franks
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of the Broadcasting Standards Authority's claim to regulate online platforms under an outdated law.
We break down the Broadcasting Standards Authority’s claim that it can regulate online platforms under the Broadcasting Act 1989, even though Parliament never updated the law for the internet. We talk through why that change threatens open debate, why the standards are so subjective, and why we think this fight matters for free speech in New Zealand. • the BSA asserting jurisdiction over online speech via an old statute • why broadcast standards existed in a scarce spectrum era&nb...
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