[kictanet] Fwd: [Internet Policy] ISOC at RightsCon - Call to #Keepiton

[Barrack Otieno]

Listers,

Very important meeting taking place, it would be interesting for us to
follow as we approach the electioneering period.

Best Regards

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From: Nicolas Seidler <seidler at isoc.org>
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 06:02:32 +0000
Subject: [Internet Policy] ISOC at RightsCon - Call to #Keepiton
To: "internetpolicy at elists.isoc.org" <internetpolicy at elists.isoc.org>

Dear colleagues,

RightsCon 2017 <https://www.rightscon.org/> is kicking off today
(29-31 March, Brussels) so we wanted to give you an update and also
ask for your help amplifying our message.

Restrictions to Internet access are on the rise
globally<https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/freedom-net-2016>.
Data shows that between 2015 and 2016, the number of Internet
shutdowns bumped up from 15 to 56 worldwide. Not only is this causing
collateral damage to the Internet, but we’re also putting the society
and economy at risk. If we don’t do anything, we are at serious risk
of eroding the trust that people have in the Internet - to a point of
no return.

So, before they take action, governments need to #ThinkTwice: Internet
shutdowns and content filtering are not the answer, they must
#KeepItOn !


Here’s what you can do to help:

  *   Share our new policy
paper<https://www.internetsociety.org/doc/internet-content-blocking>
on Internet content blocking. We need to put this in the hands of
policy makers and our partners around the world so they know that
merely blocking access to content deemed illegal is not the solution.
A special thanks to our members for providing invaluable input on this
paper in its consultation phase!

  *   Watch our Twitter feed<https://twitter.com/internetsociety> and
retweet calls to action for the week. We will also be posting messages
on Facebook so please share if you can.

  *   Reach out to top influencers on social.  Are you following
people who would be able to contact governments? Reach out to them on
social and share our paper.

  *   Use the hashtags. We have joined the #KeepItOn campaign and will
also be testing the hashtag #ThinkTwice. We’ll be watching both and
will happily signal boost you on ISOC’s channels!

  *   Share our upcoming content<http://www.internetsociety.org/blog>:
Including posts from staff but also Walid-Al-Saqaf on encryption, and
from Mishi Choudhary, a digital rights activist behind an Internet
shutdown tracking tool<http://www.internetshutdowns.in/>.



Thanks for all the support and watch this space. If we all work
together we can send a strong message that Internet shutdowns and
content filtering are not the answer!

Best,

Nicolas Seidler
Senior Policy Advisor
Internet Society
seidler at isoc.org<mailto:seidler at isoc.org>



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