[kictanet] Net neutrality 'first world' problem?

Sat Feb 27 10:17:24 EAT 2016

Ebele

It has to do with the issue of Third Party Liability.

Ali Hussein
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On Feb 27, 2016 10:01 AM, "Ebele Okobi" <ebeleokobi at fb.com> wrote:

> I'm curious-what does the KFCB demand that Google censor content have to
> do with net neutrality?
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> On Feb 27, 2016, at 5:32 AM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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> Nanjira
>
> The CS is definitely entitled to his opinion. Like all of us. My concern
> is of course that his opinion can be construed to be Government Policy. And
> Net Neutrality cannot be distilled in such a simplistic way.
>
> I think it's high time this country and the rest of Africa have a deep
> conversation about what Net Neutrality means for us.
>
> Take for example the issue of KFCB the other day when the CEO  announced
> that they have asked Google to take down the 'offending' video of same sex
> marriage/love endorsement.
>
> I was astounded that the whole discussion degenerated to the issue of
> homosexuality!!
>
> My questions and concerns were quite clear and they alluded to our total
> lack of policy regarding Net Neutrality. And address in an ICT Forum.
>
> KFCB used the right tools to ask for the video take down. The same tools
> have been used by other governments.
>
> With all due respect to the CS but I think he needs to be careful not to
> simplify this important matter. Let's discuss it fully and come up with our
> own Net Neutrality version. This definitely doesn't include abdicating our
> responsibilities as a country to global internet companies. This will be a
> recipe for disaster.
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> On 27 Feb 2016, at 8:08 AM, Nanjira Sambuli via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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> This is at least the second piece citing the CS' point of view.
> It might be in order to write a letter to him explaining why it is not a
> first world problem.
>
>
> Regards,
> Nanjira.
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> On 27 Feb 2016, at 07:44, kictanet-request at lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote:
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