新西兰议员Laura McClure提议终止BSA, New Zealand MP Laura McClure proposes ending the BSA, calling it outdated and a threat to free expression.

ACT党议员劳拉·麦克卢尔(Laura McClure)提出了一项法案,要求废除新西兰1989年《广播法》第三部分,旨在解散广播标准局(BSA)并终止其每年180万美元的资金,包括70万美元的媒体税。 ACT Party MP Laura McClure has introduced a bill to repeal Part 3 of New Zealand’s Broadcasting Act 1989, aiming to dissolve the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) and end its $1.8 million annual funding, including $700,000 from media levies. 她认为,八十年代在媒体选择有限的情况下创立的BSA在当今数字时代已经过时,在今天这个时代,内容在网上可以广泛获得。 She argues the BSA, created in the 1980s with limited media options, is outdated in today’s digital age where content is widely available online. McClure批评BSA管制播客和流传流的努力, 认为这破坏了言论自由, 维护反对诽谤和污秽的现行法律就足够了。 McClure criticizes the BSA’s efforts to regulate podcasts and livestreams as an overreach that undermines free expression, asserting existing laws against defamation and obscenity are sufficient. 该法案试图以受众判断取代官僚监督,标志着一个在自由、现代媒体环境中被认为无关紧要的遗产机构的终结。 The bill seeks to replace bureaucratic oversight with audience judgment, marking the end of a legacy institution deemed irrelevant in a free, modern media environment.