[kictanet] On Homosexuality and Information Controls: Laws and Culture

[Mose Karanja]

Mwendwa,

Thank you for the alexa research.
Just to ask a direct question, do you in your professional capacity acknowledge that LGBTQ rights are human rights?
That is a good place to start this conversation so we know where were are situated on this.

Moses.


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> On Feb 24, 2016, at 4:42 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com> wrote:
> 
> This debate takes us back to the debate we had on banning content
> contained in Netflix, and we asked why not ban Youtube and similar
> website? Well, it seems KFCB was listening. They have gone to YouTube.
> 
> Now, I have done a very small unsolicited desktop research. I went to
> Alexa to see the top 100 most visited websites in Kenya.
> http://www.alexa.com/topsites/countries;1/KE
> 
> Of course I was expecting University websites, Library and research
> websites to lead the table. After all, Kenya is ranked as among the
> most research and innovation oriented countries in Africa. Shock on
> me.
> 
> At Number 38 is xvideos, 64 is pornhub, 76 is bongacams. From those
> name alone, you can guess the content in the websites. I guess in some
> of the videos,the actors will not only be advocating for LGBT rights,
> they will be showcasing the acts that are "forbidden" by "us". There are
> many such websites with content that makes KFCB have sleepless nights.
> But who shall regulate the internet?
> 
> These websites are very popular video sharing websites. and a big
> chunk of their content will not please KFCB. What is KFCB going to do
> about them?
> 
> By the way, we have been complaining about the cost of Internet. Where
> do people get all the bandwidth? Please sambaza some to me.
> 
> 
> 
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> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
> twitter.com/lordmwesh

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