ISPs in AU and NZ start censoring the internet without legal precedent

Re:ISPs in AU and NZ start censoring the internet without le... by rgbrenner on Saturday March 23, 2019 @11:51PM (#19474175)

Is that a typo in your first sentence? Saying the government is NOT directing an action, when it's a government agency makes no sense. It would be like me saying the US government doesn't have any control over boeing's planes because that's the FAA's job.

And the government is literally arresting people for distributing the video.

I'm really struggling to see how this could be construed as a non-government action.

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Re:ISPs in AU and NZ start censoring the internet without le... by versteegen on Sunday March 24, 2019 @03:23AM (#19474943)

"The Government" (in NZ at least, I imagine also in many other countries with parliamentary systems) is very often used to mean the parties/politicians in charge. Short for "the governing parties," basically. Clearly that's what was meant: that arrests can not be directed from the top.

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Re:ISPs in AU and NZ start censoring the internet without le... by peterashford on Monday March 25, 2019 @09:08PM (#19488358)

"Independence from central government The Classification Office is an independent Crown entity under the Crown Entities Act 2004, and so it performs its functions at 'arms length' from central government.

As a Crown entity the Classification Office is accountable to the New Zealand public - it must perform its functions efficiently, transparently, and in a financially responsible manner.

The Minister of Internal Affairs is responsible for managing the Government's relationship with the Classification Office."

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