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Leroy Beckett

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The Internet. Photo: Cavan

The internet is the new public square. And it’s flowing with raw sewage

The NZ government must take a much bolder stance on the tech giants who dominate our lives online

By Leroy Beckett | 18th February, 2019

The Jami-Lee Ross imbroglio lays bare the rot of NZ party donation rules

The Jami-Lee Ross imbroglio lays bare the rot of NZ party donation rules

The heinous scrap in the National Party shines a light on electoral finance laws that are not fit for purpose

By Leroy Beckett | 18th October, 2018

Facebook user Mark Zuckerberg delivers the opening keynote address at the f8 Developer Conference April 21, 2010 in San Francisco, California. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The Facebook ads being quietly test-driven by NZ politicians

The embattled social network now offers tools that let you see all the ads being served up by any given user of the platform

By Leroy Beckett | 5th October, 2018

All the reasons Auckland’s councillors are morons if they don’t vote for SkyPath

All the reasons Auckland’s councillors are morons if they don’t vote for SkyPath

SkyPath makes sense, but that hasn't stopped a whole lot of angry old people complaining about it. Leroy Beckett of Generation Zero explains all the reasons our councillors should ignore the whinging and fund the project today.

By Leroy Beckett | 21st July, 2016