[kictanet] PRE KIGF ONLINE DISCUSSIONS DAY 2- FAKE NEWS DURING ELECTIONEERING

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@ kanini, he could be charged on ' false content ' On Jul 13, 2017 15:12, kanini mutemi via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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> @Mutindi, 
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> What offence would they be prosecuted for? 
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> @Erick, 
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> We are notoriuosly known for being reactionary rather than pro-active. At the same time, as fashions go, the FAKE news conundrum will catch up with us (if it hasn't already). I wonder whether we are not missing out on an opportunity to step in front of a problem. See EU's approach to Fake News http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/eu-affairs/20170331STO69330/fake-news-how-to-counter-misinformation
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> Thank you all for contributing and apologies for reviving an old conversation.
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> On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 11:29 AM, Mutindi Muema via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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>> @Emmanuel Chebukati 
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>> If you would want the originators and/or distributors of the fake news on facebook prosecuted,  you may want to report the same and have the police gather the necessary evidence before reporting the post to facebook for pull down. 
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>> Once the post is pulled down,  collecting evidence becomes a long and tedious process under the Mutual Legal Assistance mechanisms between States and without evidence there can be no prosecution.  
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>> Kind regards, 
>> Mutindi Muema, 
>> Advocate. 
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>> On 12 Jul 2017 11:34 p.m., "Grace Githaiga via kictanet" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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>>> @Emmanuel Chebukati, we had a community engagement with Facebook yesterday where concerns such as yours were raised.  FB shared their reporting mechanisms where you can send such posts and request for their bringing down.  You must however provide a reason which may sometimes not be be provided for by fb as was expressed yesterday. 
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>>> The two links you have shared  are definitely disturbing and you may want to raise this with Ebele or Fadzai.  
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>>> We are now in a fake news season and so are some fb accounts.
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>>> Grace Githaiga
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