[kictanet] Regulating the internet giants- The world’s most valuable resource is data.

Fri May 5 21:49:03 EAT 2017

Hello listers,

The article below features an emerging school of thought in regards to
regulating tech giants, previously viewed as 'untouchables', from an
anti-trust point of view.

http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21721656-data-economy-demands-new-approach-antitrust-rules-worlds-most-valuable-resource?cid1=cust/ednew/n/bl/n/2017054n/owned/n/n/nwl/n/n/n/28180/n

Kind regards

Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu
Lawyer -FinTech and ICT Policy
On May 3, 2017 9:36 PM, "Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet" <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Thank you Wangari,
>
> But you and I both know that the New York times can not one day wake up
> and decide to become a social network. We need to respect businesses for
> what they want to become not what they are meant to become.
>
> Ahmed
>
> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 12:15 PM, WANGARI KABIRU via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Blessed Wednesday!
>>
>> I am compelled to imagine my village chief running after every mad man ,
>> or  sending troops after each of us presumably relatively sane ones as we
>> have our private gatherings and share our opinions with family and friends.
>>
>> However, where the line is drawn in the instance of the Facebooks and
>> other media touted as "social" and "not editorial news media" is when it
>> appears (real or imagined) that they propagate certain kind of views to go
>> viral. This was the wholabaloo and yes for the Kenyan elections(or
>> anywhere) it should be cause for concern.
>>
>> Do the Facebooks have the ability and capacity to do this? I suspect we
>> may perhaps need to ask the algorithms used.
>>
>> There is no bargaining, digital consumer education is a must must to be
>> enhanced and it is not to be left just to the private sector who creates
>> the solutions.
>>
>> Secondly, with the digital developments, in the real police, there must
>> be a new kind of "digital police service", which perhaps should be an
>> algorithm.
>>
>>
>> Have a blessed day.
>>
>> 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 Wednesday, 3 May 2017, 11:24, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>
>> The buck here does not only end with Facebook.
>>
>> This discussion is very similar to the Privacy Policy discussion. For
>> instance, we can enact Privacy Policy on Software and Services but does it
>> help that much if the consumer is not aware what a Privacy Policy is and
>> what its meant to be all about?
>>
>> Facebook can add to the situation by making it easier to spot fake news.
>> But then, we will argue that:
>>
>>    1. This will suppress freedom of expression.
>>    2. Will beat the purpose or need to have Facebook become a "social
>>    platform" instead of a "news platform".
>>
>> This is why you can report a post as well as have facebook flag a news
>> item, but Facebook is not in a position to block it, unless there is
>> significant action on the side of the consumer for it to be done so. To
>> block it from the source is equal to *censorship*.
>>
>> There should be more of a drive to have consumers aware of what fake news
>> is, how to spot it, and how to report it, and how to get awareness out
>> there on what the truth is.
>>
>> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 6:55 AM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>> Listers
>>
>> There's no doubt that Facebook has become THE News Platform that humanity
>> relies on. The numbers are staggering. Nearly 2 billion people use Facebook
>> every month and 1.2 billion daily. It has become a mirror of our lives. In
>> more ways than we can imagine.
>>
>> In 2016 however, Facebook's huge influence in our lives became its
>> biggest liability - During the U.S. election, propagandists — some
>> working for money, others for potentially state-sponsored lulz — used the
>> service to turn fake stories into viral sensations, like the one about Pope
>> Francis’ endorsing Trump (he hadn’t
>> <http://www.factcheck.org/2016/10/did-the-pope-endorse-trump/>). And
>> fake news was only part of a larger conundrum. With its huge reach,
>> Facebook has begun to act as the great disseminator of the larger cloud of
>> misinformation and half-truths swirling about the rest of media. It sucks
>> up lies from cable news and Twitter, *then precisely targets each lie to
>> the partisan bubble most receptive to it.*
>>
>> Locally we are seeing similar versions of the problems of the US Election
>> being enacted. The most visible one was during the months long doctors'
>> strike where pro and against teams were using not only Facebook but twitter
>> and Whatsapp to spread truths, half-truths and outright lies.
>>
>> Should Facebook be held responsible for 'fact-checking' (which by the way
>> they have already instituted certain measures to do this) and hire editors
>> to 'police' what people post? Or is this a reflection of how society is and
>> has nothing to do with Facebook or Social Media at large. The only problem
>> with this is that Pre-Social Media lies and fake news usually were confined
>> to certain social groups, parties, families etc. Today, you can be an
>> instant famous or infamous person by a click of the button.
>>
>> What can we do in Kenya and Africa in general to ensure this doesn't
>> adversely affect our socio and cultural foundations?
>>
>> Read on:-
>>
>> https://www.nytimes.com/2017/ 04/25/magazine/can-facebook-
>> fix-its-own-worst-bug.html?_r= 0
>> <https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/25/magazine/can-facebook-fix-its-own-worst-bug.html?_r=0>
>>
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> Principal Product Management Specialist - Al Jazeera Media Network
> Skype: ultimateprogramer
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