Day 1 Talk2Facebook ~ Content Moderation

GB, indeed content moderation becomes more important during and immediately
after elections due to the rise
in hate speech and warmongering!

How can local law legally put pressure on Facebook and other social media
platforms to regulate hate speech
and misinformation?

On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 1:28 PM Kelvin Kariuki <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Asanteni Ali na Grace for your input,
>
> Ali you raise an important point on coming up with laws to go after the
> culprits who abuse these platforms, the root
> problem is \”Fake Accounts\”, people are more confident going to the
> extremes online because they are hiding behind
> a fake account. A number of government web applications require National
> ID and/or Phone No. verification when creating
> an account… do we need this for social media accounts?
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 12:05 PM 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
>>>
>>>
>>> Tel: +254 713 601113
>>>
>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely
>>> mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the
>>> 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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>>
>> —
>> Grace Mutung\’u
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>
>
> —
> Best Regards,
>
> Kelvin Kariuki
> Assistant Lecturer
> Multimedia University of Kenya
> Faculty of Computing and Information Technology
> Twitter Handle: @teacherkaris
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> The Lord is my Shepherd
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