Invitation to Review the Draft Kenya AI Strategy 2025–2030
Dear KICTANet Listers, I hope this email finds you well and thriving in the new year! I am reaching out...
Month: January 2025
Data Protection Commissioner sued for handling Privacy Cases
A petition has been filed at the High Court challenging the Data Protection Commissioner's (ODPC) authority to adjudicate cases involving...
Report – Content Moderation of Kiswahili on Social Media Platforms
Is there a way to get the report/findings in Kiswahili itself? On Mon, Jan 13, 2025, 14:28 Andrew Kipkebut via...
Report – Content Moderation of Kiswahili on Social Media Platforms
This is great , however Involving NLP (Natural Language Processing) stakeholders/experts is a crucial step in addressing the challenges of...
Report – Content Moderation of Kiswahili on Social Media Platforms
This report investigates how social media platforms moderate Kiswahili content, focusing on Kenya and Tanzania due to their large Kiswahili-speaking...
Meta’s Shift Away from Fact-Checking: A Dangerous Precedent?
Great analysis @Michie. Fact checking has its challenges, but at least it is done with credible institutions. If credibility is...
Meta’s Shift Away from Fact-Checking: A Dangerous Precedent?
I feel compelled to address Meta's recent decision to replace its fact-checking program with a "Community Notes" system in the...
Gov’t wants all cybercafés fitted with CCTV surveillance, users identified
Before we justify limiting the right to privacy and adopt a surveillance culture, we must ask many questions. Three of...
Gov’t wants all cybercafés fitted with CCTV surveillance, users identified
The government in trying to solve a problem they are creating more. Cyber security is not about putting surveillance in...
Gov’t wants all cybercafés fitted with CCTV surveillance, users identified
Access Now did an analysis of some 2016 KICA Regulations where similar proposals to regulate cybers and identify users were...