<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><div>"Every tweak to the technology that powers the News Feed has consequences for the people and businesses that attempt to harness it to win people’s attention. Along with this power comes a growing tension over how decisions get made about what information belongs in that feed. News organizations, many of which have seen their businesses decimated — or bolstered — as their readers turn to Facebook for headlines, express concern that Facebook acts as a giant managing editor of the web."</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://backchannel.com/facebooks-news-feed-turns-10-cddfc1a4f0fb?source=linkShare-180dd5fb90e8-1473501069">https://backchannel.com/facebooks-news-feed-turns-10-cddfc1a4f0fb?source=linkShare-180dd5fb90e8-1473501069</a><br><br><div><div><br></div><div>Regards, </div><div>Nanjira.</div><div><br></div>Sent on the move.</div></div><div><br>On 10 Sep 2016, at 11:00, <a href="mailto:kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Send kictanet mailing list submissions to</span><br><span> <a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit</span><br><span> <a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a></span><br><span>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to</span><br><span> <a href="mailto:kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>You can reach the person managing the list at</span><br><span> <a href="mailto:kictanet-owner@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet-owner@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific</span><br><span>than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..."</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Today's Topics:</span><br><span></span><br><span> 1. Re: The Tricky Power in Facebook's Hands... (Tony White)</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>----------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br><span></span><br><span>Message: 1</span><br><span>Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2016 09:47:54 +0300</span><br><span>From: Tony White <<a href="mailto:tony.mzungu@gmail.com">tony.mzungu@gmail.com</a>></span><br><span>To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></span><br><span>Cc: Ebele Okobi <<a href="mailto:ebeleokobi@fb.com">ebeleokobi@fb.com</a>>, Nanjira Sambuli</span><br><span> <<a href="mailto:email@nanjira.com">email@nanjira.com</a>></span><br><span>Subject: Re: [kictanet] The Tricky Power in Facebook's Hands...</span><br><span>Message-ID:</span><br><span> <<a href="mailto:CANpB6uCQ4O4j-hHmNQ8rtWN9RTETzgL2Dw4P_G2ux8438jd4Vw@mail.gmail.com">CANpB6uCQ4O4j-hHmNQ8rtWN9RTETzgL2Dw4P_G2ux8438jd4Vw@mail.gmail.com</a>></span><br><span>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8</span><br><span></span><br><span>This is a thorny issue! Everything written is offensive to somebody.</span><br><span>If I express a religious view, or a political view, there are bound to</span><br><span>be others having an opposing view. This is normal. But if my view is</span><br><span>grossly offensive to the majority, should it be 'removed'? How can</span><br><span>any algorithm make these choices? ...And if the majority view</span><br><span>suppresses all minority views, are we not advocating totalitarianism?</span><br><span></span><br><span>More questions than answers, I'm afraid.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Have an inoffensive weekend, people ;)</span><br><span></span><br><span>Tony</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>On 10/09/2016, Ebele Okobi via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37318040">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37318040</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Facebook says it will allow an iconic photograph of a girl fleeing a Napalm</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>attack taken during the Vietnam war in 1972 to be used on its platform.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>It had previously removed the image, posted by a Norwegian author, on the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>grounds that it contained nudity.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The move sparked a debate about Facebook's role as an editor.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The editor of Norway's largest newspaper had written an open letter to</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Facebook's chief Mark Zuckerberg calling the ban "an abuse of power".</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The tech giant said it had "listened to the community" and acknowledged the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"global importance" of the photo.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"Because of its status as an iconic image of historical importance, the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>value of permitting sharing outweighs the value of protecting the community</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>by removal, so we have decided to reinstate the image on Facebook where we</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>are aware it has been removed," it said in a statement.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"It will take some time to adjust these systems but the photo should be</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>available for sharing in the coming days.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"We are always looking to improve our policies to make sure they both</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>promote free expression and keep our community safe."</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>[Aftenposten editor and Napalm girl photo]Image copyrightAFTENPOSTEN/NICK</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>UTImage captionEspen Egil Hansen is editor of Aftenposten, Norway's largest</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>newspaper.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Facebook says it will allow an iconic photograph of a girl fleeing a Napalm</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>attack taken during the Vietnam war in 1972 to be used on its platform.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>It had previously removed the image, posted by a Norwegian author, on the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>grounds that it contained nudity.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The move sparked a debate about Facebook's role as an editor.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The editor of Norway's largest newspaper had written an open letter to</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Facebook's chief Mark Zuckerberg calling the ban "an abuse of power".</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The tech giant said it had "listened to the community" and acknowledged the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"global importance" of the photo.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"Because of its status as an iconic image of historical importance, the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>value of permitting sharing outweighs the value of protecting the community</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>by removal, so we have decided to reinstate the image on Facebook where we</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>are aware it has been removed," it said in a statement.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"It will take some time to adjust these systems but the photo should be</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>available for sharing in the coming days.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"We are always looking to improve our policies to make sure they both</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>promote free expression and keep our community safe."</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>[Erna Solberg]Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionNorwegian Prime</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Minister Erna Solberg said it demonstrated the power of social media.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The Norwegian prime minister - who had earlier posted a copy of the photo on</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Facebook herself only to see it removed - welcomed the U-turn.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"That's very good, I'm a happy prime minister," Erna Solberg told BBC Radio</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>4's The World Tonight programme.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"It shows that using social media can make [a] political change even in</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>social media."</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Tom Egeland, the author whose Facebook account had been suspended over the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>affair, also expressed his pleasure.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"Now I'm happy!" he</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>tweeted<<a href="https://twitter.com/tomegeland/status/774312424031879168">https://twitter.com/tomegeland/status/774312424031879168</a>>.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"This does not alter at all the difficult issues that involve Facebook and</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>the Norwegian media. But tonight I'm just happy."</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Tech or media?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>But Espen Egil Hansen - the editor of Aftenposten, who had brought the issue</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>to prominence - said he still had concerns.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"When it comes to this photo specifically I would say that it was a sensible</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>decision by Facebook. That's what we editors have to do sometimes - realise</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>that we made a mistake and change our minds," he wrote in Norwegian on the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>newspaper's</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>site<<a href="http://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/Facebook-snur-om-Vietnam-bildet-604244b.html">http://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/Facebook-snur-om-Vietnam-bildet-604244b.html</a>>.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"But the main point of my article, and the point that I have asked Mark</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Zuckerberg to engage in, is the debate about Facebook's power that results</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>from so much information going through its channels. And that still stands.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"He should begin to take part in this discussion, for there are no simple</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>solutions. Facebook must recognise that it has become an information filter</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>- and that raises problematic issues."</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Last month, Mr Zuckerberg told an Italian audience that he did not want his</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>firm to become a news editor.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"No, we are a tech company, not a media company," he</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>said<<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-zuckerberg-idUSKCN1141WN?utm_source=Daily+Lab+email+list&utm_campaign=107c14838f-dailylabemail3&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d68264fd5e-107c14838f-395963781">http://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-zuckerberg-idUSKCN1141WN?utm_source=Daily+Lab+email+list&utm_campaign=107c14838f-dailylabemail3&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d68264fd5e-107c14838f-395963781</a>>.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"The world needs news companies, but also technology platforms, like what we</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>do, and we take our role in this very seriously."</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Ebele Okobi | Public Policy Director, Africa</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>m. +44 (0) 771 156 1315<<a href="tel:+44%20(0)%20771%20156%201315">tel:+44%20(0)%20771%20156%201315</a>></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>10 Brock Street | London<x-apple-data-detectors://0/1> | NW1 3FG</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="mailto:ebeleokobi@fb.com">ebeleokobi@fb.com</a><<a href="mailto:ebeleokobi@fb.com">mailto:ebeleokobi@fb.com</a>></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>[6F376569-CC77-422B-BAD3-794055B1E02B]</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Sep 10, 2016, at 6:20 AM, Nanjira Sambuli via kictanet</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>>></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>1.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/08/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-napalm-girl-photo-vietnam-war<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.theguardian.com_technology_2016_sep_08_facebook-2Dmark-2Dzuckerberg-2Dnapalm-2Dgirl-2Dphoto-2Dvietnam-2Dwar&d=DQMCaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=IUfDbFCh8dUEJ0iyXugtDi6l2ovxKMldUJnxljATFxA&s=uxPwBMQSkBv9kWc7MFDUquQmK9N8ii_aaY9r4IXi_l0&e=>">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/08/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-napalm-girl-photo-vietnam-war<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.theguardian.com_technology_2016_sep_08_facebook-2Dmark-2Dzuckerberg-2Dnapalm-2Dgirl-2Dphoto-2Dvietnam-2Dwar&d=DQMCaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=IUfDbFCh8dUEJ0iyXugtDi6l2ovxKMldUJnxljATFxA&s=uxPwBMQSkBv9kWc7MFDUquQmK9N8ii_aaY9r4IXi_l0&e=></a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>2.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/09/facebook-deletes-norway-pms-post-napalm-girl-post-row?CMP=fb_gu<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.theguardian.com_technology_2016_sep_09_facebook-2Ddeletes-2Dnorway-2Dpms-2Dpost-2Dnapalm-2Dgirl-2Dpost-2Drow-3FCMP-3Dfb-5Fgu&d=DQMCaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=IUfDbFCh8dUEJ0iyXugtDi6l2ovxKMldUJnxljATFxA&s=8gd_B_sW3vArlPR-lhnpXG_d36KeP9yB49gjTu0ZzyE&e=>">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/09/facebook-deletes-norway-pms-post-napalm-girl-post-row?CMP=fb_gu<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.theguardian.com_technology_2016_sep_09_facebook-2Ddeletes-2Dnorway-2Dpms-2Dpost-2Dnapalm-2Dgirl-2Dpost-2Drow-3FCMP-3Dfb-5Fgu&d=DQMCaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=IUfDbFCh8dUEJ0iyXugtDi6l2ovxKMldUJnxljATFxA&s=8gd_B_sW3vArlPR-lhnpXG_d36KeP9yB49gjTu0ZzyE&e=></a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Regards,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Nanjira.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Sent on the move.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>kictanet mailing list</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a 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