[kictanet] Under what conditions should we shut down twitter, internet, radio, TV in Kenya?

[Warigia Bowman]

Wanachi, ninataka kujua kuhusu mambo hii! Ni muhimu. Ongea tafadhali!

Folks, this is not so far fetched. We could have a violence/hate speech
issue arising in March. Can we prepare in advance?

walu, where are you?

On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Song, Stephen <stephen.song at gmail.com>wrote:

> On 4 December 2012 13:03, McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Warigia Bowman <warigia at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Dear listers
>> >
>> > We need to take this seriously. We have a big election coming up, and
>> given
>> > the potential candidates, election violence is a real possibility.
>> >
>> > We have an opportunity here to prepare for the deluge.
>> >
>> > Under what conditions should we look at shutting down communication?
>>
>> There are no conditions under which Article 19 of the UDHR should be
>> violated.
>>
>
> Really?  Even if they are directly encouraging and enabling the
> contravention of Article 3 (the right to life, liberty and security of
> person)?  Wouldn't Article 30 apply in this instance when it says  "Nothing
> in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or
> person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at
> the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein."?
>
> -Steve
>
>
>> What
>> > level of hate speech justifies it?
>>
>> none
>>
>>  Who determines what hate speech is?
>> > Should twitter be shut down before the election? or should we have a
>> text to
>> > tweet system, where hate speech can be filtered?
>>
>>
>> This is censorship, which in my value system is never a good thing!
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>>
>> McTim
>> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
>> route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
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Dr. Warigia Bowman
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Clinton School of Public Service
University of Arkansas
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