[kictanet] Fwd: [Internet Policy] Video Recording of Fake News: annoying symptom or life-threatening disease?

Sat Jul 29 19:37:19 EAT 2017

Thank you Barack. This was eye-opening.

Clause 12 of the recently published Computer and Cybercrimes Bill, 2017 :

*A person who intentionally publishes false, misleading or fictitious data
or misinforms with intent that the data shall be considered or acted upon
as authentic,  with or without any financial gain, commits an offence and
shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five million
shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to
both.*
Someone had mentioned earlier that telling lies is part and parcel of the
freedom of expression and whilst there is an obligation on journalists to
carry out due diligence before reporting, there are certain groups whose
speech it is impossible to control (eg politicians during this time).
Again, the question of who decides what the truth is and the possibility of
this being used as a political tool to silence critics and the opposition
expose the flaws of a purely legal approach. While we all agree that fake
news is an undesirable (yet natural) side effect of communication, I wonder
whether this is the best approach.

On Sat, Jul 29, 2017 at 3:22 PM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Listers,
>
> This might of interest to some.
>
> Best Regards
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond <ocl at gih.com>
> Date: Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 7:23 PM
> Subject: [Internet Policy] Video Recording of Fake News: annoying symptom
> or life-threatening disease?
> To: "internetpolicy at elists.isoc.org" <InternetPolicy at elists.isoc.org>
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> just to let you know that the video recording of this exciting discussion
> was posted live during Fake News: annoying symptom or life-threatening
> disease? from Internet Society on Livestream.com -
> https://livestream.com/internetsociety/fakenews/videos/160001034
>
> Warmest regards,
>
> Olivier
>
> On 13/07/2017 13:47, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond wrote:
>
>
> (Remote participation link below)
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> Dear Colleagues,
>
> Fake news has been a buzzword since the US election provoked a debate at
> presidential level. But fake news are neither new, nor are they
> geographically constrained to the United States. This global topic
> stretches the limits of self-regulation as stakeholders grapple with
> identifying “fake news” and figuring out what might be done about it.
> From the traditional Press to blogs, short messages and on-line videos,
> this topic has challenged everyone, from human editors to machine
> algorithms, from Roman times until now.
>
> We have assembled a Team of academics, journalists, content and social
> media industry, civil society and politicians to discuss fake news with
> our audience.
>
> Moderator: Maria Farrell
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> Speakers:
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>    - Joanna Kulesza, PhD, assistant professor of international law
>    and Internet governance, Faculty of Law and Administration, University
>    of Lodz, Poland(remotely): introduction / scene setting
>    - Dominic Connor, Journalist: fake news in the Press
>    - Karim Palant, Public Policy Manager UK, Facebook: industry approach
>    - Gabrielle Guillemin, Senior Legal Officer, Article 19: impact on
>    democracy & freedom of expression
>    - Philip Virgo Advisory Board Digital Policy Alliance: impact on
>    politics
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> *Topic: Fake News: annoying symptom or life-threatening disease?*
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