<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp602bfe10yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div></div><div>Barrack, Is there data / reports that shows what public awareness programs were implemented, their cumulative reach, the perceived effectiveness and recommendations for follow up / continued action plans? Where can it be accessed pleased?<br></div><div><br></div><div>What you are listing looks like disjointed efforts that don't seem to be strategically coordinated. Is there a national strategy for handling the risk of fake news?<br></div><div><br></div><div>I seem to have accidentally touched a sensitive area... why am I sensing defensiveness?<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Tuesday, January 29, 2019, 8:59:39 AM GMT+3, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">Hi Patrick,<br clear="none">It appears to me that your feedback is based on assumptions. As i<br clear="none">indicated , KICTANet has been working with a number of local and<br clear="none">International Stakeholders to address the issues you have raised. If<br clear="none">you dig through the list archives you will rich conversations on the<br clear="none">subject matter in the last two years . Locally KICTANet has worked<br clear="none">with the NCIC (Kaparo Commission) which has the mandate of dealing<br clear="none">with hatespeech, fake news etc. Other stakeholders thenetwork has<br clear="none">worked with include BAKE (Bloggers Association of Kenya), CIPIT<br clear="none">(Centre for Intellectual Property and IT based at Strathmore<br clear="none">University, Parliamentrary Commitee on ICT and Innovation under the<br clear="none">leadership of Hon Kisang to name but a few (LAst year during the Kenya<br clear="none">IGF the parliamentary commitee and the Senate sent more than 5<br clear="none">legislators to participate in Internet Governance deliberations).<br clear="none">Internationally KICTAnet has partnered with Paradigm Initiative which<br clear="none">hosts the annual Digital Inclusion Forum, CIPESA which hosts the<br clear="none">annual Internet Freedom Forum and Association of Progressive<br clear="none">Communications. We have a number of Policy briefs on this subject<br clear="none">matter. A number of listers have also been involved in this efforts<br clear="none">which have been impactfull even though they appear small. I hope they<br clear="none">can chip in.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Regards<br clear="none"><div class="ydp8c12d78dyqt1926738810" id="ydp8c12d78dyqtfd58377"><br clear="none">On 1/29/19, Patrick A. M. Maina <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:pmaina2000@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pmaina2000@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">> Thanks Barrack,<br clear="none">> That is a good start but I am afraid it sounds woefully inadequate.<br clear="none">> Fake news has greatest impact in "mashinani" (grassroots) i.e. low income<br clear="none">> areas, informal settlements, remote villages, and upcountry as they are<br clear="none">> highly volatile and prone to ethnic/political mobilisation.<br clear="none">> What percentage of the 45 Million Kenyans were reached? Was data collected<br clear="none">> in all counties on the state of fake-news awareness (before / after) to<br clear="none">> gauge program effectiveness?<br clear="none">> Then there are the new developments... What percentage of Kenyans know about<br clear="none">> deep fakes (AI synthesised fake videos)?<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Public awareness needs a coordinated *mass media* and *grassroots* campaign.<br clear="none">> It has to be sustained for several years until fully absorbed into the<br clear="none">> education curriculum.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> KICTANET cannot afford to do this and should not be the driver. Public<br clear="none">> awareness for National Security is squarely a *Government responsibility* -<br clear="none">> with KICTANET role being to push/lobby for meaningful approach / action by<br clear="none">> Government.<br clear="none">> The other area that KICTANET can push is for the legislation of technical<br clear="none">> measures to reduce virality potential of fake news. Platforms must be held<br clear="none">> partially responsible for damages/losses caused by fake news just as<br clear="none">> publishers are held responsible for publishing libel, for example.<br clear="none">> Let's remember most of these global platforms have very little stake in our<br clear="none">> security or stability (they don't have significant physical ties to<br clear="none">> Kenya/Africa that would truly make them care e.g. how many of the top<br clear="none">> FB/Telegram/Twitter shareholders live in Kenya with their families?). If<br clear="none">> Kenya burns, they will simply relocate their skeleton team to another<br clear="none">> country in Africa and continue business as usual.<br clear="none">> Worse, multinational Big tech are notorious tax avoiders, profit<br clear="none">> repatriators and economic disruptors (they *steal* valuable attention from<br clear="none">> our paid workers - diverting millions if not BILLIONS of shillings away from<br clear="none">> our economy - it's amazing employers haven't sued social media platforms<br clear="none">> yet!) and , so the risks some of them add to society is grossly<br clear="none">> disproportionate to their economic contribution. This is why EU (including<br clear="none">> UK), India, Singapore, China and Russia are getting tough on them!<br clear="none">> Patrick.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> On Tuesday, January 29, 2019, 7:51:26 AM GMT+3, Barrack Otieno<br clear="none">> <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Hi Patrick,<br clear="none">> You may not have joined the list but KICTANet and other local partners such<br clear="none">> as CIPIT , BAKE and the NCIC have made efforts to sensitize the Public on<br clear="none">> Fake News. KICTANet in partnership with NCIC actually hosted a workshop at<br clear="none">> the Stanley Hotel on Fake news in September 2017. Another policy brief<br clear="none">> touching on information controls was produced just before the elections.You<br clear="none">> can find the Policy briefs on the KICTAnet website.<br clear="none">> Best<br clear="none">> On 29 Jan 2019 06:11, "Patrick A. M. Maina via kictanet"<br clear="none">> <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> I pray that Government officials on this list will take the AFP article<br clear="none">> below seriously. The technologies described in the article are real and<br clear="none">> could be used to radicalize ignorant youth or to spark chaos e.g. during<br clear="none">> political transition events.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> These are REAL RISKS I believe that need to be addressed PROACTIVELY -<br clear="none">> before we get into the election (or even referendum cycle).<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> "A well-timed and thoughtfully scripted deepfake or series of deepfakes<br clear="none">> could tip an election, spark violence in a city primed for civil unrest,<br clear="none">> bolster insurgent narratives about an enemy's supposed atrocities, or<br clear="none">> exacerbate political divisions in a society. With believable fake videos in<br clear="none">> circulation, people can choose to believe whatever version or narrative that<br clear="none">> they want, and that's a real concern."<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> - Professors Danielle Citron - University of Maryland and Robert Chesney -<br clear="none">> University of Texas<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Scientists are working on technologies to detect deep fakes - but it may not<br clear="none">> be reliable (or available in Africa). Detection may also not be a practical<br clear="none">> solution after a video goes viral and leads to chaos.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> "It's more important to disrupt the process than to analyse the videos. An<br clear="none">> important way to deal with deepfakes is to INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS, making<br clear="none">> people more skeptical of what used to be considered incontrovertible proof."<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> - Professor Siwei Lyu - State University of New York at Albany<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> TECH BREAK: Misinformation woes could multiply with 'deepfake'<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> |<br clear="none">> |<br clear="none">> |<br clear="none">> | | |<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> |<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> |<br clear="none">> |<br clear="none">> | |<br clear="none">> TECH BREAK: Misinformation woes could multiply with 'deepfake'<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Deepfake videos are becoming more sophisticated due to advances in<br clear="none">> artificial intelligence.<br clear="none">> |<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> |<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> |<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> _______________________________________________<br clear="none">> kictanet mailing list<br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br clear="none">> Twitter: <a shape="rect" href="http://twitter.com/kictanet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/kictanet</a><br clear="none">> Facebook: <a shape="rect" href="https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/</a><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Unsubscribe or change your options at<br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%40gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%40gmail.com</a><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for<br clear="none">> people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and<br clear="none">> regulation. 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