Thursday, 8 May 2025
Social media slippery slopes
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Yesterday, I went through what I see as a trilemma for age-gating social media access . A system putting obligations and liability on socia...
Wednesday, 7 May 2025
A social media trilemma
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Australia has required social media platforms to come up with ways of excluding under-16s. Chris Luxon has followed suit for New Zealand, ba...
Friday, 14 February 2025
Maybe allow competition?
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The Initiative's Insights newsletter generally concludes with a more light-hearted column. The case that our Michael Johnston took on in...
Friday, 29 November 2024
Misuse of land use planning
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If you thought McDonald's was some kind of public health hazard, using processes under the Resource Management Act to try to block one f...
Friday, 8 November 2024
This will not end well
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I still think Rod Carr had this stuff right two decades ago when he'd argued against having deposit insurance at all, and instead making...
Tuesday, 8 October 2024
Where are the food carts?
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I still don't get why there aren't more food carts on Wellington's waterfront. On a good sunny day, you might find, along a stre...
Monday, 7 October 2024
Generation screwed?
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I gave a short talk for a new student group last week, Generation Screwed. The event was joint with Students for Liberty, who seem to be set...
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