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From: Ryan Bullock
Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,
Can you list, and describe in detail ALL interactions with traditional media, social media, search provider and other external parties with regard to content either under production or published already.
Can you detail how the government discovers, tracks and classifies content online and via TV, radio.
Can you provide detail about the budget spent per year on these associated activities.
Can you provide all correspondence between the PM and Jessica Mutch McKay and Tova O'Brien.
Yours faithfully,
Ryan Bullock
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From: Ryan Bullock
Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,
I believe it is under your purview as it was this department that advertised on seek for the position of "Senior Analyst, Disinformation" In August 2021 This role would be directly included (but not limited to) in the information requested.
Yours faithfully,
Ryan Bullock
From: Information [DPMC]
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From: Ryan Bullock <[FOI #18074 email]>
Sent: Friday, 31 December 2021 8:01 am
To: Information [DPMC] <[DPMC request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Censorship
Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,
Can you list, and describe in detail ALL interactions with traditional
media, social media, search provider and other external parties with
regard to content either under production or published already.
Can you detail how the government discovers, tracks and classifies content
online and via TV, radio.
Can you provide detail about the budget spent per year on these associated
activities.
Can you provide all correspondence between the PM and Jessica Mutch McKay
and Tova O'Brien.
Yours faithfully,
Ryan Bullock
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@Luke C
I am happy to scope this to the last 24months if this is helpful, the general intent of this request is to provide transparency on the governments interactions with media, internet platform providers, and they way they have influenced and controlled content.
I want details on the mechanisms of communication with said parties.
I want details of how the government is gathering awareness of content on different mediums.
I want details of actions taken by government (or contracted parties) to censor, remove, delete, alter, influence any content or all applicable parties (ISPs, Internet platforms like facebook, google, telegram, etc).
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Kia ora koe,
Please see the attached letter regarding your recent OIA request.
Ngā mihi,
Ministerial Coordinator
Ministerial and Business Services
Strategy, Governance and Engagement
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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From: Ryan Bullock
Dear Information [DPMC],
I don't accept that your delegating this request to the BSA, your department has hired roles specifically to monitor and perhaps manipulate the media in roles like the one I mentioned previously (but not limted too).
The general intent of this request is to provide transparency on the governments interactions with media, internet platform providers, and they way they have influenced and controlled content.
I want details on the mechanisms of communication with said parties.
I want details of how the government is gathering awareness of content on different mediums.
I want details of actions taken by government (or contracted parties) to censor, remove, delete, alter, influence any content or all applicable parties (ISPs, Internet platforms like facebook, google, telegram, etc).
Yours sincerely,
Ryan Bullock
From: Samantha Carter
Kia ora Ryan
This is just a note to let you know that the Broadcasting Standards
Authority has received the partial transfer of your OIA request from the
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. We will respond as soon as
practicable, and within the statutory time frames set out in the OIA.
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any queries in the
meantime.
Ngâ mihi mahana l Warm regards
Samantha Carter [1](she/her)
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From: Information [DPMC]
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Kia ora Ryan,
Thank you for your queries regarding your Official Information Act
Request.
You will have noted that we have retained questions 1 and part of question
3 which we will respond to within the usual time frames of the Act.
As stated in our letter, information regarding question 2 of your request
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Ngā mihi,
Ministerial Coordinator
Ministerial and Business Services
Strategy, Governance and Engagement
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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From: Ryan Bullock <[3][FOI #18074 email]>
Sent: Friday, 28 January 2022 11:43 am
To: Information [DPMC] <[4][DPMC request email]>
Subject: Re: Your OIA Request - Transfer Notification
Dear Information [DPMC],
I don't accept that your delegating this request to the BSA, your
department has hired roles specifically to monitor and perhaps manipulate
the media in roles like the one I mentioned previously (but not limted
too).
The general intent of this request is to provide transparency on the
governments interactions with media, internet platform providers, and they
way they have influenced and controlled content.
I want details on the mechanisms of communication with said parties.
I want details of how the government is gathering awareness of content on
different mediums.
I want details of actions taken by government (or contracted parties) to
censor, remove, delete, alter, influence any content or all applicable
parties (ISPs, Internet platforms like facebook, google, telegram, etc).
Yours sincerely,
Ryan Bullock
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Kia ora koe,
Please see the attached letter regarding your recent OIA request.
Ngā mihi,
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Ministerial and Business Services
Strategy, Governance and Engagement
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From: Samantha Carter
Kia ora Ryan
Please find attached a response to your request under the Official
Information Act 1982, which was partially transferred to the Broadcasting
Standards Authority from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
on 27 January 2022.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about this.
Ngâ mihi mahana l Warm regards
Samantha Carter [1](she/her)
Legal Advisor
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From: Ryan Bullock
Dear Samantha Carter,
Sorry to waste your time like this, It is obvious that this was transferred to the BSA by the DPMC to obfuscate the process and mask the more clandestine and immoral actions that they themselves have been undertaking to manipulate the content of traditional media and online platforms.
I guess I have to complain to the Ombudsman to get them to acknowledge what they are doing.
Yours sincerely,
Ryan Bullock
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Kia ora koe,
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Ngā mihi,
Ministerial Coordinator
Ministerial and Business Services
Strategy, Governance and Engagement
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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From: Ryan Bullock
Dear Information [DPMC],
It is simply not plausible that you hold no information related to the request given the DPMC recruited for a position "Senior Analyst, Disinformation" In August 2021. Is the person in the role not recording work in any way? Is this by design?
I guess the integrity of this office is reflection of the current state of affairs. What a disappointment!
Yours sincerely,
Ryan Bullock
From: Information Unit
Kia ora Ryan,
Please find attached a response to your request under the Official
Information Act 1982, which was partially transferred to the
Classification Office from the Department of the Prime Minister and
Cabinet on 27 January 2022.
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Blair M
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ryan Bullock [mailto:[FYI request #18074 email]]
Sent: Friday, 31 December 2021 8:01 am
To: Information [DPMC] <[DPMC request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Censorship
Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,
Can you list, and describe in detail ALL interactions with traditional
media, social media, search provider and other external parties with
regard to content either under production or published already.
Can you detail how the government discovers, tracks and classifies content
online and via TV, radio.
Can you provide detail about the budget spent per year on these associated
activities.
Can you provide all correspondence between the PM and Jessica Mutch McKay
and Tova O'Brien.
Yours faithfully,
Ryan Bullock
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Luke C left an annotation ()
It seems you may not be entirely getting the information you seek because your request was ill-defined to begin with.
From: J Ardern (MIN)
Tēnā koe,
On behalf of Raj Nahna, I attach a letter in response to your OIA request.
Ngā mihi,
Private Secretary (Executive Support)
Office of the Prime Minister
Authorised by Rt. Hon Jacinda Ardern MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
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Your request is not very well scoped. The first and last legs of your request is very wide because it asks for "all". And the first leg asks for currently under production or already produced, in other words, everything in the past up to the date of your request. This means going back in time to the time the department was created and having to search through huge volumes of paper and electronic records. Imagine if you received a request like this!
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