[kictanet] Cyber Wing-Child Protection Unit

Tue Mar 26 18:57:05 EAT 2019

 Thanks Barrack. In Kenya, as broadband picks up, we have busy parents increasingly entrusting their kids to "you-tube-nanny". Unlimited internet means unlimited viewing - at the mercy of addiction-forming algorithms. 

Sadly most parents don't know the dangers of the auto-recommend algorithm and they naively believe its recommendations are safe (which is a far cry from reality).
As a cyber-savvy parent, I make a point to pre-watch *all* the content my kids want watch (from start to finish) and because of this, I have been able to protect them from some incredibly disgusting things disguised as (or edited in between genuine versions of) popular shows like "Peppa Pig", "Doc Mc Stuffins", "Barbie" or even pretend play videos. 

We're talking extreme violence / depiction of gore, promotion of grossly deviant behavior and even pedophilia intentionally targeted at very young children - and designed to be undetectable to the platform's content moderators (whether AI or human).
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/youtube-pedophile-videos-advertising
http://www.wsfm.com.au/entertainment/the-feed/warning-for-parents-over-peppa-pig-youtube-videos-showing-characters-getting-shot-eaten-and-burned-alive
Not all parents have the time to monitor everything that their children watch so there needs to be technical and regulatory measures to protect children from highly determined and tech-savvy criminals who appear to be very well funded (one can only speculate their motives).
The corporations behind these platforms cannot do anything because their fundamental business model is at the heart of the problem.

Brgds,Patrick.

    On Tuesday, March 26, 2019, 5:44:49 PM GMT+3, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:  

 Many thanks Lillian , Patrick and Senator Halake for your interesting perspective to this conversation,
Patrick, i actually watched a BBC documentary last week highlighing how Celebrities are misusing Instagram to Influence Youngsters to Consume Alcohol and other substances that ought to be consumed by adults using their Social Media Influence. A British lady had actually taken it upon herself to write to some of the Celebrities whom i will not name here but who took down the posts in question.
I watched the launch of the centre on KTN and wished in addition to our friends from Britain who graciously launched the initiative we could have had some local experts like Lillian from Watoto Watch who has been doing a lot in the space, someone from CA as well as someone from DCI preferably bwana Kinoti. I think optics are very important to common mwanainchi since some of them get lost as soon as there is a change in accent and forget the gist of the matter.
Best Regards

On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 5:27 PM Abshiro Halake via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

Dear Listers, 
I trust you are all well. I can hardly keep up with all the great stuff you all are doing and sharing on this forum but this has caught my attention. Perhaps as a mom, my eyes are selective and my antennae went up for this one. 
I have read some of your great inputs on legal, policy and legislative gaps that may need to be bridged. We are ready to prioritize this should some of you be willing to work with Senate ICT committee  to support this great initiative of the DCI further by entrenching it in robust frameworks that would have positive and sustainable impact for our children. 
I look forward to hearing  more ideas and working on this with you. 
Additionally, if there are other developments that you feel we should be aware of and acting on, do feel free to reach out. 
With kind regard, 
Sen. Abshiro

On Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 08:57 Watoto Watch Network via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

Hello Listers,
Great development for children in our online space in Kenya; Opening of the Cyber Wing at the Child Protection Unit (DCI).
The wing will support investigators tackle Child Online crimes. 
The unit will be the first in Africa to be linked to Interpol's International Child Sexual Exploitation database.
See more info; @DailyNation
https://www.nation.co.ke/news/Kenya-gets-first-cyber-unit-to-fight-child-sex-abuse/1056-5041396-trw3ca/ 
Great day.

Regards,

Lillian Kariuki.

(Executive Director, Watoto Watch Network)

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