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

Tue Jul 10 16:43:42 EAT 2018

I also invite proposals on the way forward on content regulation on the
internet. Are there commendable practices elsewhere we could look to?

On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 3:26 PM, anyega jefferson via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> So, what am getting is the existing legal framework covers Internet
> content or am wrong?
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> On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 3:21 PM, kanini mutemi via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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>> Thank you @Mwara for redirecting us to Article 33 of the Constitution on
>> speech that is not protected. Here is the full text:
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>>  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).*
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>> On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 3:06 PM, mwara gichanga via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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>>> Hello Listers,
>>>
>>> Thank you @carolyne
>>>
>>> Why online content shouldn't be regulated?
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>>> 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?
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>>> 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:
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>>> Hello listers,
>>>
>>> As we dive more into content regulation we should maybe also focus on:
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>>> 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
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>>> On Tue, 10 Jul 2018, 9:53 am cmaundu--- via kictanet, <
>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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>>> Hello Listers,
>>>
>>> Content regulation, is basically content restrictions or monitoring as
>>> required by governments or regulatory bodies.
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>>> 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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