I fed the #internetnz #agm2025 into a free range open source local LLM and it made this song. #nzpol
I fed the #internetnz #agm2025 into a free range open source local LLM and it made this song. #nzpol
After last night’s #InternetNZ activity, I attempted to sign up as a .au member.
Apparently they're having email problems, or just silently decided to drop mine.
Couldn’t attend the #InternetNZ AGM tonight but glad to see harm-reducing outcomes of all motions.
I’m quite keen to run for the board of InternetNZ myself, with a platform of:
“Actually don’t vote for me. Vote for anyone from a marginalised group instead.”
little bit surprised that the voter turnout was about half - what were the other half paying their dues for? just disinterested after all?
@alex yes, all 15 #InternetNZ AGM member motions were voted down. With roughly equal numbers against for each one.
#internetNZ *finishes bottle of wine*
that closing karakia feels especially good after defeating all 15 of those motions, thanks folks #internetnz
oof, looks like FSU got one of their idiots onto the #internetNZ board, but also the other person elected is @dylanreeve.com !
Congratulations Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve .
The number of votes in the last two motions were notably lower than the first lots of motions.
An indication that the FSU supporters dropped out after those motions?
Well done members of #InternetNZ!
None of the member motions were carried. #vote #InternetNZ
Being in Hyderabad isn't in itself a bad thing.
The company website was entirely about "we are a local company" and when I spent a few minutes digging into it all the staff and directors and owners and profits were offshore.
It's as bad as Google.
Or Microsoft.
Or Netflix.
Or Apple.
A real amendment with teeth would be that websites that serve > 100,000 NZ people must have an office and a director in NZ. But that's not within the #InternetNZ sphere.
#internetNZ yessss, member motions 13-15 failed to pass as well.. now onto the board member votes?
Very helpful to follow the #internetnz convos today. Thank you all! #resist #AoNZ
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It sounds like a good idea: limit ownership of .nz domains to companies with a NZ presence.
But it's super simple to setup an office, slap an accountant on it, boom, you now have a "NZ presence".
I was just investigating one company with a .nz domain and +64 phone number today.
They're a "NZ presence"
... with an address at a co-working space
... with a VoIP phone number
... and a director located in Hyderabad
#internetNZ motions 11 and 12 not passed!