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

[kanini mutemi]

Someone has done a study on Fake News in Kenya during this electioneering
period. I think this is a more realistic representation of Fake News
consumption in Kenya. Would like to see if the trend holds until next
month.

https://medium.com/@OdipoDev/3-things-we-discovered-from-3-months-of-investigating-fake-news-in-kenya-dfaa6f4e1857

On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 4:09 PM, wachiranancy91 <wachiranancy91 at yahoo.com>
wrote:

> @ 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:
>
> @Mutindi,
>
> What offence would they be prosecuted for?
>
> @Erick,
>
> 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
>
> Thank you all for contributing and apologies for reviving an old
> conversation.
>
> On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 11:29 AM, Mutindi Muema via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> @Emmanuel Chebukati
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Kind regards,
> Mutindi Muema,
> Advocate.
>
>
> On 12 Jul 2017 11:34 p.m., "Grace Githaiga via kictanet" <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> @Emmanuel Chebukati <echebukati at gmail.com>, 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.
>
>
> The two links you have shared  are definitely disturbing and you may want
> to raise this with Ebele or Fadzai.
>
>
> We are now in a fake news season and so are some fb accounts.
>
>
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> *Grace Githaiga*
>
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*Mercy Mutemi, Advocate*.
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