[kictanet] Facebook's real risk

Tue Nov 22 14:16:46 EAT 2016

Dear listers,
As we embrace Web 3.0, a key lesson from the debate is internet governance must also apply to 
technology companies like Facebook as they transit into becoming channels of news deliveries.
As provider of the platform for dissemination of information, Facebook can be compared to a media
house that receives news articles from various sources. 
The  raging debate in the US about Facebook algorithms  clearly depicts that techies must be held accountable 
for the algorithms they design/ and they must come up with more intelligent mechanisms that would not lead them
to being viewed as influencing elections in favour of others. 
The web will continue to be a major influencer as put forward by Wangari but at the same time 
developers must find a middle ground to avoid being accused of propagating falsehoods through
their apps. In my opinion, this is just the beginning and we may soon get more news of such algorithms
being used to influence different processes in ways not approved.
Best regards,
Ronald
> On Nov 22, 2016, at 1:49 PM, WANGARI KABIRU via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> 
> Blessed Tuesday!
> 
> When Governments do the shut-downs, there is hue and cry.
> When the players/providers have mixed up or fake information, we may say it is algorithms and users "not the provider perse".
> 
> I believe this is a matter that requires deserves attention as it centres on the legitimacy of the web as a whole.
> 
> Next we shall start overly questioning the information accessed on Bing, Google, the Bible on the web, ebooks etc.
> 
> On the elections front, with the Kenyan elections coming up, any serious contender and voter is keen have legit information and the web's double-edge role cannot be downplayed.
> 
> Be blessed.
> 
> Regards/Wangari
>  
> ---
> Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth".
> 
> 
> On Monday, 21 November 2016, 21:54, Phares Kariuki via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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> So, amplify this risk - when you have free basics, this is all the user knows. 
> 
> --
> Phares 
> 
> On Nov 21, 2016, at 7:48 PM, Eric Mwangi via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
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> 
> Interesting Moses, as I like to put it - the perils of living in an "echo-chamber"
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On 21 Nov 2016, at 16:26, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
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> 
> Well put Moses.
> 
> My take home today is:-
> 
> Digital in-breeding. As Swaleh Mdoe would say - Tafakari hayo.
> 
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> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought".  ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi
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> Sent from my iPad
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> On 21 Nov 2016, at 6:34 PM, Moses Karanja <mosekaranja at gmail.com <mailto:mosekaranja at gmail.com>> wrote:
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> 
> I think the biggest tragedy we face, not just as Kenyans but as humans, is the behavior of teaming with only those we agree with. 
> This takes two levels. 
> Consciously: Some shares a news item on your timeline about a topic you find disgusting. You unfriend or unfollow them. 
> Unconsciously: Social network algorithms study your behavior and show you those things they think you 'like'. 
> The end result is you have a busy social media life but you are only interacting with those who look like you. 
> We end up with very weak social genes thanks to 'digital in-breeding'. 
> Individuals can work on the first one - a very steep socialization process though. 
> The issue is the second level; can social networks rewrite their algorithms to bring diversity to their subscribers at the cost of weakened business models that depend on engagement and personalization of online experiences. 
> 
> This is not a simple problem and even if Facebook fixes the 'Fake News' problem, this 'digital in-breeding' will still lurk with us, not forgetting that other social media platforms have a responsibility too. 
> 
> -Moses
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