Submit on the censorship regime

The FSU has announced:

Today, the Free Speech Union has launched a campaign to oppose the Department of Internal Affairs’ (DIA) proposals to reform the New Zealand censorship regime and regulate social media. These proposals are effectively ‘Hate Speech’ laws for the internet, with inherently subjective terms such as ‘harm’ and ‘safety’ as difficult to objective define as ‘hate’, says Jonathan Ayling, Union Chief Executive. 

“Frameworks of this kind do nothing to increase mature discourse or community interconnectedness. On the contrary, they breed suspicion and division. Silencing Kiwis online does not promote social cohesion or build trust. 

“That’s why we’ve launched a site where Kiwis can have their say- www.freespeechsubmission.com will facilitate thousands to submit to DIA, calling on them to abandon these reforms. We have also launched a petition at www.savefreespeech.co.nz, calling on all political parties to refuse to adopt these proposals and commit to maintaining free speech online.