A decision by the New Zealand Parliament’s Clerk of the House David Wilson to cease posting official updates on X has drawn criticism.
The Clerk is responsible for functions such as providing Hansard (the formal written record of proceedings) and preparing the Order Paper, but under the role of “parliamentary engagement,” he’s also in charge of the website and communications.
That includes a commitment to “making Parliament more accessible” so that more citizens will engage with the process.
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters called the decision “moral virtue signalling,” which he went on to define as “where someone seeks to do one thing but causes damage to other freedoms.”…
New Zealand Parliament to Cease Posting on X, Cites Concerns With AI ‘Nudification’
