New Zealand Bitcoiners

How do kiwis buy bitcoin? https://youtu.be/XepLqzC3P_c?si=Cqk1RyU84S1K5Hd4

Bit of an interesting one for the crew 👇 I got an email from Amnesty International Aotearoa talking about their campaign for more regulation and oversight of online platforms in the name of human rights and online safety. It struck me as a pretty interesting contradiction — a human rights organisation advocating for more institutional control over the internet, while at the same time talking about empowering communities and protecting people’s ability to participate freely. So I’ve replied to Lisa Woods at Amnesty and copied in Tāhono Trust, the NZ Council for Civil Liberties, InternetNZ and the Human Rights Foundation. I’ve also raised the other side of the human rights conversation that barely seems to get discussed here: financial freedom. The Human Rights Foundation and Oslo Freedom Forum are already actively teaching human rights organisations and activists about Bitcoin, particularly where bank accounts can be frozen, donations blocked or financial systems used as a form of control. The basic question I’ve put to them is: If you can speak freely, but someone else can stop you transacting or receiving money, how free are you really? And more broadly — should human rights be protected mainly by giving institutions more power, or by giving individuals tools that reduce their dependence on those institutions in the first place? Thought you guys might find the conversation interesting. I’ll keep you posted if I get a response.

Amnesty is funded by governments so how freedom oriented is it really? Not sure and traveling so no time for research but my memory from pods is they are just an NGO not a serious freedom org....

I used to be a fan of Amnesty International but they have sold their soul as far as I’m concerned. Agree they are not a freedom organisation.

I got my power bill the other day from the brother @Tony_NgatiKahu and it’s shockingly cheaper, saving hundreds of dollars per month. https://www.local.energy/

What’s the $/kWh?

Fahhh!! That’s pretty good