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Last answered 1 month ago

Internet Regulation Poll Results

Yes

30,514 votes

31%

No

66,689 votes

69%

Distribution of answers submitted by New Zealander voters.

17%

Yes

67%

No

11%

Yes, but only to prevent child pornography and copyright infringement

2%

No, do not censor or monitor data

2%

Yes, maintain a blacklist of censored websites and require ISPs to retain data for two years for police investigations

1%

Yes, but allow citizens the option to use a government funded internet filter and do not require ISPs to retain data
4 Yes answers
2 No answers
0 overlapping answers

Data includes total votes submitted by visitors since Aug 12, 2013. For users that answer more than once (yes we know), only their most recent answer is counted in the total results. Total percentages may not add up to exactly 100% as we allow users to submit "grey area" stances that may not be categorized into yes/no stances.

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Data based on 30-day moving average to reduce daily variance from traffic sources. Totals may not add up to exactly 100% as we allow users to submit "grey area" stances that may not be categorized into yes/no stances.

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