One man-the 44-year-old owner of an insulation company with alleged neo-Nazi sympathies-has been arrested and charged with two counts of distributing objectionable materials in violation of New Zealand's Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act. "It is a record of a terrorist atrocity, specifically produced for the purpose of promoting a hateful terrorist agenda," a press release from New Zealand's Office of Film and Literature Classification states.ĭistributing objectionable materials online comes with stiff legal penalties. New Zealand Chief Censor David Shanks has determined that the 17-minute video livestreamed during the Christchurch shooting is objectionable under New Zealand law. That difference has been on display this week as New Zealand authorities have begun prosecuting people for sharing copies of last week's white supremacist mass shooting in Christchurch and for posting hate speech in the wake of the attack. Most other countries-even liberal democracies-have more extensive systems of online and offline censorship. Further Reading Social media sites struggle to contain video of New Zealand shootingThe United States is unusual in offering near-absolute protection for free speech under the First Amendment.
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