The Government is promising to review the six different regimes that govern the classification of harmful content with the goal of putting different media and publishers on a more even footing. Internal Affairs Minister Jan Tinetti said New Zealanders would be better protected from harmful or illegal content through a “modern, flexible and coherent regulatory framework”. Tinetti said existing arrangements were designed in the early 1990s “without the internet” and focused on newspapers, printed material and free-to-air TV. “The current system is confusing for content providers and consumers; consumers have no single complaints process, and some content providers are regulated by multiple regimes,” she said. Broadcasters are allowed to determine their own classifications under a separate scheme overseen by the Broadcasting Standards Authority.

Source: Stuff June 10, 2021 05:26 UTC