Strypey
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Lest we forget, because it needs to be a priority for a post-NatACT government;

"A tax on tech revenue would have been one way of disincentivising techbro money-laundering. But National has cancelled it in order to grovel to Trump. But in the process, they've shown us a truth they'd rather deny: when they claim 'there is no money', it is a choice, and a lie."

@norightturnnz, 2025

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Strypey
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Colin Peacock did a good segment on the bill proposed by National MP Catherine Wedd, aping the Australian government's attempt to ban under-16s from social media (with the head-scratching exemption for YouTub);

https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch?share=3ad7cf4e-6f76-4fcc-8d74-de5fc080f878

Like all such laws, it would require anyone using social media to identify themselves to service hosts, so they can verify age. Corporate DataFarmers would *love* to have this information.

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#podcasts#RNZ#MediaWatch #TechRegulation#AgeVerification