'Bordering on Fascist': Winston Peters Takes Aim at BSA over Sean Plunket's Māori Tikanga ‘Mumbo Jumbo’ Comment

BSA decision 'bordering on fascist': Peters

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters. Photo: RNZ Winston Peters has accused the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) of "bordering on fascist" after it concluded it has jurisdiction over online media service The Platform.

BSA 'bordering on fascist' after The Platform decision

The Broadcasting Standards Authority has concluded an online media service "meets the Act's definition of 'broadcasting'", but the NZ First leader says it is going too far.

'Bordering on fascist': Winston Peters takes aim at BSA over Sean Plunket's Māori tikanga ‘mumbo jumbo’ comment

NZ First leader Winston Peters says a Broadcasting Standards Authority decision that it can adjudicate a complaint about The Platform online site - and owner...

BSA Power Grab: Radical Bureaucrats Move To Police Online Speech

The BSA openly says its role is to limit speech. Extending that mindset to the internet is a huge step in the wrong direction.

BSA power grab sparks fury as calls grow to scrap 'outdated, overreaching' regulator

A controversial ruling by the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) extending its jurisdiction to online content has ignited a political backlash, with senior figures branding the move an overreach that threatens free speech and calling for the regulator to be dismantled entirely. New Zealand First leader Winston Peters led the charge, condemning the decision as “breathtaking in its audacity” and accusing the Authority of stepping far beyond it…