"And we risk going back to a point where this technology keeps governments in power, rather than undermining their ability to control their citizens."
#NicCheeseman, political scientist, 2025
https://www.ppfideas.com/episodes/fixing-democracy%3A-how-to-stop-election-rigging
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"And we risk going back to a point where this technology keeps governments in power, rather than undermining their ability to control their citizens."
#NicCheeseman, political scientist, 2025
https://www.ppfideas.com/episodes/fixing-democracy%3A-how-to-stop-election-rigging
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"We already have an offence of knowingly publishing false statements with the intention to influence voters. Currently it’s an offence in the two days leading up to voting and on election day, however around 70 per cent of New Zealanders are voting ahead of polling day."
#DeborahHart, Chair, Independent Electoral Review Panel, 2023
So the other 1093 days of election cycles, politicians can knowingly publish false statements to influence voters.
"Political financing is also a space where the Panel says there is a profound lack of trust amongst the public. The existing rules around funding need 'tightening', according to the Interim Report, to ensure private actors aren’t able to hold the purse strings of our democracy."
