Free Speech Union Election 2026: Winston Peters (NZ First) on the social media ban

NZ First leader Winston Peters says National's under-16 social media bill and Labour's digital duty of care won't stop at children: "it'll be 20-year-olds, it'll be 30-year-olds, it'll be all of us." In this pre-election interview with Free Speech Union Executive Director Jillaine Heather, he confirms NZ First will oppose both. He says opposing any expansion of hate speech law has been NZ First's position since its founding, and floats a small, almost voluntary panel of experts to warn politicians about the hidden risks in new laws. He won't discuss the Brian Tamaki case while it's before the courts, but calls the pattern of prosecutions "massively selective". Free Speech Union Election 2026: we invited every party in Parliament to talk free speech before the election. ACT, National and NZ First said yes. Labour, the Greens and Te Pāti Māori declined or did not respond. Watch the interview on YouTube: [YouTube link] Sign the No Blasphemy Laws petition: https://noblasphemylaw.nz Tell regulators to stick to their knitting: https://licensetospeak.nz Join the Free Speech Union: https://www.fsu.nz/join Promoted by Free Speech Union, PO Box 91811, Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142 Support the show https://www.fsu.nz/ https://x.com/NZFreeSpeech https://www.instagram.com/freespeechnz/ https://www.tiktok.com/@freespeechunionnz