Online channels subject to the CVE "redirection method" and other questions.

A. Jones made this Official Information request to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

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From: A. Jones

Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,

Please provide:

(1) a full and complete list of websites, and individual channels and or persons on YouTube and other internet platforms, that are subject to the "redirection method" employed by Moonshot CVE, a private intelligence contractor apparently contracted to the New Zealand Government that works with a range of platforms and multiple intelligence and enforcement agencies around the world;

(2) an explanation that describes how channels on YouTube and other media are chosen, where, and by whom;

(3) any and all correspondence with Moonshot CVE and whoever locally runs "YourTurn ToTalk" and government departs, agencies, or bodies, especially ministerial correspondence;

(4) statistics on how many referrals have been made since the NZ-based website was set up;

(5) a full and complete description of what information is being collected on users who visit YouTube and the offending channels, or channels on other platforms, including technical details;

(6) a full and complete description of what information is being collected on users who visit the "YourTurnToTalk" website, including technical details;

(7) confirmation as to when the website "YourTurnToTalk" was set up, went live, and who in Government authorised it (which departments, which Minister);

(8) confirmation or otherwise as to whether visiting those channels will cause a user to come to the attention of the Police, intelligence agencies, or other law enforcement agencies or government bodies;

(9) how much this "CVE" program costs and who funds it (full list, local and international);

and

(10) whether any personal interventions have been made as a result of a user of YouTube or another platform visiting one of the offending channels.

Yours faithfully,

A. Jones

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-----Original Message-----
From: A. Jones <[FYI request #33851 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 25 February 2026 4:32 pm
To: Information [DPMC] <[DPMC request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Online channels subject to the CVE
"redirection method" and other questions.

 

Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,

 

Please provide:

 

(1) a full and complete list of websites, and individual channels and or
persons on YouTube and other internet platforms, that are subject to the
"redirection method" employed by Moonshot CVE, a private intelligence
contractor apparently contracted to the New Zealand Government that works
with a range of platforms and multiple intelligence and enforcement
agencies around the world;

 

(2) an explanation that describes how channels on YouTube and other media
are chosen, where, and by whom;

 

(3) any and all correspondence with Moonshot CVE and whoever locally runs
"YourTurn ToTalk" and government departs, agencies, or bodies, especially
ministerial correspondence;

 

(4) statistics on how many referrals have been made since the NZ-based
website was set up;

 

(5) a full and complete description of what information is being collected
on users who visit YouTube and the offending channels, or channels on
other platforms, including technical details;

 

(6) a full and complete description of what information is being collected
on users who visit the "YourTurnToTalk" website, including technical
details;

 

(7) confirmation as to when the website "YourTurnToTalk" was set up, went
live, and who in Government authorised it (which departments, which
Minister);

 

(8) confirmation or otherwise as to whether visiting those channels will
cause a user to come to the attention of the Police, intelligence
agencies, or other law enforcement agencies or government bodies;

 

(9) how much this "CVE" program costs and who funds it (full list, local
and international);

 

and

 

(10) whether any personal interventions have been made as a result of a
user of YouTube or another platform visiting one of the offending
channels.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

A. Jones

 

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