May 19, 2023·edited May 21, 2023Liked by A Halfling's View
They haven't asked for public input as DPMC have already run a survey on it to support this mis/disinfo resilience in 2022 via Ipsos, that shows the 'perceived' threat of misinformation is rising and people are worrying. I would say - hammer meet nail.
Your concerns in the last para: it has already begun. A prominent group disseminating health information and analysis of "official" pronouncements is experiencing email jamming and blocked access to their website - this seems to have begun this last week. I've been trying to log on to the website and read their posts but up pops a commercial spam filter. I would imagine that this particular group has been a real thorn in the side of the government, not to mention TDP, and has been in their sights for some time. I guess we've seen it coming but it still sends chills down my spine.
I was able to get through. I can understand why they may be viewed as a "problem". A strong and confident democracy must be able to accommodate a contrarian view.
They haven't asked for public input as DPMC have already run a survey on it to support this mis/disinfo resilience in 2022 via Ipsos, that shows the 'perceived' threat of misinformation is rising and people are worrying. I would say - hammer meet nail.
https://nzcovidresponse.substack.com/p/nz-mis-disinformation-landscape
(I only cover Covid but I needed to look into this to put the work on Covid mis/disinfo in context and understand the landscape.)
Thank you for this link and the internal links to other unpublished TDP material
Your concerns in the last para: it has already begun. A prominent group disseminating health information and analysis of "official" pronouncements is experiencing email jamming and blocked access to their website - this seems to have begun this last week. I've been trying to log on to the website and read their posts but up pops a commercial spam filter. I would imagine that this particular group has been a real thorn in the side of the government, not to mention TDP, and has been in their sights for some time. I guess we've seen it coming but it still sends chills down my spine.
I should be interested in the identity of "the prominent group" or their website address
NZDSOS
I should have said, it seems to be intermittent.
I was able to get through. I can understand why they may be viewed as a "problem". A strong and confident democracy must be able to accommodate a contrarian view.