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<body>Ojino<br>I think in the open issues to be addressed, we should also consider the question of when does cyber bullying move dangerously from abuse to hate and incitement? This is in light of Internet trawlers who personalize and polarize any and every discussion or news item.<br><br>
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Githaiga, Grace<br>
<br><br><br>On Thursday, 29-06-2017 at 23:41 Ronald Ojino via kictanet wrote:<br><blockquote style="border:0;border-left: 2px solid #22437f; padding:0px; margin:0px; padding-left:5px; margin-left: 5px; ">
<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all,</p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for the very enlightening discussion on cyber bullying. The key take-aways of the </p><div class="">discussion are as follows:</div><p class="MsoNormal"><b class="">1) What are the trends? </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"> - There have been deaths attributed to cyber bullying?</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"> - Adults are victims of revenge pornography</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"> - Cyber bullying is rampant on a range of platforms</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"> - Mob mentality is playing out online</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class="">2) Do we have capacity to adequately respond to cyber crime
incidences?</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"> - Need to invest heavily in cyber-crime units in the
police force and have them digitized.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> - Other social channels that can be used to address this issue are
not addressing it.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class="">3) What are the challenges in tackling the offence?</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"> - Finding the perpetrators is hard especially in
mass bullying.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class="">4) What should be done to address this offence?</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"> - Parents should be made aware of protection mechanisms especially
for children.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> - Bullying victims and perpetrators need counseling.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> - Family situation needs to be addressed.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> - Interrelated issues need to be addressed as bullying cannot be
handled in isolation.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> - Law enforcement officers should be kept updated on the evolving
state of online behavior</p><p class="MsoNormal"> - Parents and teachers should have access to tools that can be used
to monitor their children’s online activities</p><p class="MsoNormal"> - Provision of cyber-crime unit emergency numbers to online users.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""> Open issues to be addressed.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"> <font face="Times New Roman" class=""><span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> - </span></font>Is bullying gloried in Kenyan TV shows and songs?</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"> <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> </span>- Should criminal law be used to curb cyber
bullying?</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Tomorrow we shall be having an interesting discussion on the Fintech ecosystem moderated by Rosemary. </p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Looking forward to it =)</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Do have a blessed evening.</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Regards,</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Ronald Ojino</p>
<div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jun 29, 2017, at 11:02 AM, Ronald Ojino <<a href="mailto:ronojinx@gmail.com" class="">ronojinx@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">Parents and teachers should have access to tools that can be used to monitor their children’s online activities</span></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></blockquote><br><div id="EmailSignature">Co-Convenor<br>
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