LOL activist ‘journalist’ Maiki Sherman hitting the block button…FFS NZ MSM are pathetic!

Gullible Ani: I personally support National's member's bill to ban social media for under 16s. Anyone who has paid attention to @JonHaidt's work knows the destruction that social media is wrecking on the social & psychological. Enforceability and mechanisms will need to be worked through but I support the move in principle. This opinion does not necessarily reflect any of the organisations I am part of.

Rachel Stewart: It's a backdoor move for digital ID.

It's also, I believe, a parent's responsibility NOT a State responsibility. Unworkable and unenforceable.

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G'day @FSUofAustralia. Might be worthwhile having a quiet word with your Kiwi counterparts.

This is the background: https://auckland.scoop.co.nz/2025/05/new-charity-welcomes-private-bill-to-set-minimum-age-of-16-to-access-social-media/

https://x.com/aniobrien/status/1919577763847274832

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Protecting kids or paving the path to pervasive surveillance?

Prime Minister, your government’s proposed ban on social media for under-16s may appear protective at first glance. But let’s be honest about the mechanics: to verify a child’s age, platforms must verify everyone’s age. And that means handing over formal ID - passports, birth certificates, driver’s licenses - to private tech giants.

That’s not just an age check. That’s the infrastructure for a Digital ID system.

We’ve heard this before: “It’s for your safety.” But after the last few years, New Zealanders have learned to ask: Whose safety, and at what cost?
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Also, since when did the role of parent shift to the state? We don’t need government deciding what our children can see. We need empowered families, not enforced control.
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https://realitycheck.radio/one-register-to-rule-them-all-what-stats-nz-is-planning-behind-closed-doors/

https://x.com/chrisluxonmp/status/1919503014034809106

That ratio is growing Luxon & the people are not happy with you…

https://x.com/chrisluxonmp/status/1919503014034809106