New Zealand’s chief censor,’” he says. Several cases related to the Christchurch video are progressing through New Zealand’s courts. Americans were tickled by Shanks’ job title, and taken aback that he had the power to bar New Zealanders from watching the footage. “You’ve got to protect this vital ability to have opinions, to spread them, to access information of any kind.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest David Shanks has received death threats as New Zealand’s chief censor. As chief censor, Shanks can have a cinema opened specially for him to preview a new film, and can chalk up binge-watching television series as overtime.

Source: The Guardian January 10, 2020 18:56 UTC