Day 1 Talk2Facebook ~ Content Moderation

Grace,
To add to your question, does Facebook have a Content Moderation Policy?
How transparent and available is it to the
general public? Is it applied strictly and fairly across all domains?

On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 5:43 PM Grace Mutung\’u via kictanet <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Walu,
> That\’s actually interesting….non interference in the US but engagement
> with government in Africa? What makes different spaces get different
> approaches?
> GB
>
>
> On Wednesday, 16 September 2020, Walubengo J <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> At the moment FB is struggling with online content issues with respect to
>> the US elections…from media reports I get the feeling they are preferring
>> the non-interference stance to content but I stand to be corrected.
>>
>> I get the feeling fake-news on digital platform may require capacity
>> building of the general masses – over and above what FB may, or may not do.
>>
>> walu
>>
>> On Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 12:06:33 PM GMT+3, Grace Mutung\’u via
>> kictanet <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi Teacher Karis,
>> With regard to content moderation, I am wondering if Facebook has
>> anything in the pipeline for upcoming Kenya elections. This is coming from
>> reports on their recent work in Ethiopia. I got the sense that Facebook
>> engaged with the government but still didn\’t help to contain content that
>> led to offline violence. There is also a sense from civil society reports
>> that Facebook took down content that should have stayed up or may have
>> blocked dissenters. My question is therefore what they learnt from that
>> experience in Ethiopia or other African countries they have engaged in.
>> Warm regards,
>> Grace
>>
>> On Wed, 16 Sep 2020 at 11:30, Ali Hussein via kictanet <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> My humble thoughts:-
>>
>> 1. How can we align current laws to go after the culprits who misuse
>> platforms like these. With this, I also mean platform owners themselves.
>> Policy Makers and Regulators the world over have unfortunately been caught
>> flat-footed by these Gatekeeper Platforms. Like a knife, they can do a lot
>> of good (in the kitchen!) but also be used as lethal weapons. How do we
>> find the balance?
>>
>> 2. Let me ask a question – At a bar, a party, or even in the bedroom is
>> there someone moderating our conversations or behaviors? Unless of course,
>> you are in China where even the cockroach in your kitchen has been profiled
>> by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party). This is not a joke…
>>
>> 3. The Net Neutrality (yes..still my pet peeve :-)) debate must be
>> revived. If we all had paid attention to this critical issue we probably
>> would not be having these conversations. For those of you who are new to Net
>> Neutrality click here <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_neutrality> to
>> bring yourself up to speed.
>>
>> 4. Last but not least, Gatekeeper Platforms have a fiduciary
>> responsibility and a social contract to keep the platforms clean and
>> usable. The problem here is that we will be giving these guys too much
>> power. Again, how do we find the balance?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> *Ali Hussein*
>>
>> Digital Transformation
>>
>>
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>> organizations that I work with.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 6:01 AM Kelvin Kariuki via kictanet <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Hi There!
>>
>> Hoping you are having a great week, we are delighted to invite you to
>> this 4 days series on “Talk2Facebook”, on Day 1, we are eager to hear from
>> you on issues surrounding Content Moderation on FB!
>>
>> Content Moderation is a delicate balance between freedom of speech and
>> censorship. Share your comments, experiences, and challenges with regard to
>> Facebook Services along the following themes:
>>
>> a) Should FB be moderating digital content on their platform or should it
>> be open and liberal?
>>
>> b) If FB can moderate content on its platform, how can it balance out
>> different cultural expectations where a single post in one jurisdiction is
>> considered acceptable while it becomes un-acceptable in another?
>>
>> c) How can FB moderate content without being considered a gatekeeper or
>> violating freedom of speech?
>>
>> d) Has your content posted on FB ever been flagged as un-acceptable and
>> what was your reaction/experience? Is there a process of appeal?
>>
>>
>>
>> We hope to hear from you today as tomorrow we will be talking about Data
>> Protection Issues.
>>
>>
>>
>> Have a great day!
>>
>>
>>
>> Rest of the Program:
>>
>> Day 2: Data Protection
>>
>> Day 3: Human Rights & Transparency
>>
>> Day 4: Connectivity & Wrap Up
>>
>>
>>
>> Warm Regards,
>>
>> Tr. Karis
>> Walu
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