[kictanet] Kenya IGF Online Discussions Day 1: Content Regulation on the Internet

Tue Jul 10 15:21:41 EAT 2018

Thank you @Mwara for redirecting us to Article 33 of the Constitution on
speech that is not protected. Here is the full text:

*(2) The right to freedom of expression does not extend to—(a)  propaganda
for war;(b)  incitement to violence;(c)  hate speech; or(d)  advocacy of
hatred that—(i)  constitutes ethnic incitement, vilification of others or
incitement to cause harm; or(ii)  is based on any ground of discrimination
specified or contemplated in Article 27(4).*

On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 3:06 PM, mwara gichanga via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Hello Listers,
>
> Thank you @carolyne
>
> Why online content shouldn't be regulated?
>
> Human rights principles and standards also apply to content regulation.
> Freedom of expression (FoE) protected by Article 19 and the UN declaration
> of Human rights states that offline rights apply equally online.
>
> Under which circumstance should online content be regulated?
>
> Any restrictions placed on the exercise of the right to FoE must be legal,
> necessary, proportionate and legitimate.,(  Copyright reasons,obscene
> content, bullying and hate speech causing harm to others, security, human
> dignity, privacy.) and even so the restrictions placed must not undermine
> or jeopardise the essence of that basic human right.
>
> On Tuesday, July 10, 2018, 10:28:01 AM GMT+3, carolyne mimano via kictanet
> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>
> Hello listers,
>
> As we dive more into content regulation we should maybe also focus on:
>
> Why content is regulated?
> - Copyright reasons,obscene content, bullying and hate speech(causing harm
> to others) security, human dignity, privacy.
> -The different kinds of content-online content, traditional media etc
> For online content how different countries/governments are trying to
> regulate online content e.g self filtering, internet service providers or
> anyone that has access to blocking offensive material but fails to do so.
>
> Kind regards
> Carolyne
>
>
> On Tue, 10 Jul 2018, 9:53 am cmaundu--- via kictanet, <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> Hello Listers,
>
> Content regulation, is basically content restrictions or monitoring as
> required by governments or regulatory bodies.
>
>
>
> On 10 Jul 2018, at 9:26 AM, kanini mutemi via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> Hello Listers,
>
> I’ll start us off with the discussion on Content Regulation on the
> internet. I find it useful for us to first understand what content
> regulation means. To this end, I invite your contributions to the following
> questions–
>
> (a) What does '*content regulation**’* mean?
>
> (b) How is content regulation achieved?
>
> (c) What categories of content face the most regulation?
>
> Let’s go!
>
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-- 
*Mercy Mutemi, Advocate*.
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