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Can Facebook fix its own bug? and what lessons for Kenya Elections 2017?
by Ali Hussein 08 May '17

08 May '17

Listers There's no doubt that Facebook has become THE News Platform that humanity relies on. The numbers are staggering. Nearly 2 billion people use Facebook every month and 1.2 billion daily. It has become a mirror of our lives. In more ways than we can imagine. In 2016 however, Facebook's huge influence in our lives became its biggest liability - During the U.S. election, propagandists — some working for money, others for potentially state-sponsored lulz — used the service to turn fake stories into viral sensations, like the one about Pope Francis’ endorsing Trump (he hadn’t <http://www.factcheck.org/2016/10/did-the-pope-endorse-trump/>). And fake news was only part of a larger conundrum. With its huge reach, Facebook has begun to act as the great disseminator of the larger cloud of misinformation and half-truths swirling about the rest of media. It sucks up lies from cable news and Twitter, *then precisely targets each lie to the partisan bubble most receptive to it.* Locally we are seeing similar versions of the problems of the US Election being enacted. The most visible one was during the months long doctors' strike where pro and against teams were using not only Facebook but twitter and Whatsapp to spread truths, half-truths and outright lies. Should Facebook be held responsible for 'fact-checking' (which by the way they have already instituted certain measures to do this) and hire editors to 'police' what people post? Or is this a reflection of how society is and has nothing to do with Facebook or Social Media at large. The only problem with this is that Pre-Social Media lies and fake news usually were confined to certain social groups, parties, families etc. Today, you can be an instant famous or infamous person by a click of the button. What can we do in Kenya and Africa in general to ensure this doesn't adversely affect our socio and cultural foundations? Read on:- https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/25/magazine/can-facebook-fix-its-own-worst-… *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. 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.

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The Data that turned the world upside down...
by Ngigi Waithaka 08 May '17

08 May '17

Listers, The other side of big firms is big data... https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/how-our-likes-helped-trump-win This is the world we live in.... The excerpt below from the article above helps to put things into perspective... *In 2012, Kosinski proved that on the basis of an average of 68 Facebook "likes" by a user, it was possible to predict their skin color (with 95 percent accuracy), their sexual orientation (88 percent accuracy), and their affiliation to the Democratic or Republican party (85 percent). But it didn't stop there. Intelligence, religious affiliation, as well as alcohol, cigarette and drug use, could all be determined. From the data it was even possible to deduce whether someone's parents were divorced.* *Seventy "likes" were enough to outdo what a person's friends knew, 150 what their parents knew, and 300 "likes" what their partner knew.* And guess which other country is a reference for Big Data in politics by the same firm running Trumps Big Data? https://sclgroup.cc/elections/projects/kenya/ -- *Regards,* *Wait**haka Ngigi* Chief Executive Officer | Alliance Technologies | MCK Nairobi Synod Building T +254 20 525 0750 |Office Mobile: +254 716 201061 | M +254 737 811 000 www.at.co.ke

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Facebook to hire 3, 000 moderators to stop suicides, crimes from being streamed - Business Insider
by Ali Hussein 08 May '17

08 May '17

CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Wednesday that Facebook plans to hire 3,000 more content moderators to keep crimes, suicides, and other violent acts from being shared on the social network. Read on:- http://ow.ly/YpCD30bp9Dd Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle Sent from my iPad

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Kenyans set to enjoy cross-network mobile money transfer from July - Business Daily
by Ali Hussein 07 May '17

07 May '17

Kenyans could in the next three months send and receive money across the different telecommunication networks following an agreement to implement interoperability among the service providers. Read on:- http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/Kenyans-enjoy-crossnetwork-mob… Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle Sent from my iPad

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Re: [kictanet] Regulating the internet giants- The world’s most valuable resource is data.
by Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu 07 May '17

07 May '17

Hello listers, The article below features an emerging school of thought in regards to regulating tech giants, previously viewed as 'untouchables', from an anti-trust point of view. http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21721656-data-economy-demands-new-app… Kind regards Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu Lawyer -FinTech and ICT Policy On May 3, 2017 9:36 PM, "Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Thank you Wangari, > > But you and I both know that the New York times can not one day wake up > and decide to become a social network. We need to respect businesses for > what they want to become not what they are meant to become. > > Ahmed > > On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 12:15 PM, WANGARI KABIRU via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Blessed Wednesday! >> >> I am compelled to imagine my village chief running after every mad man , >> or sending troops after each of us presumably relatively sane ones as we >> have our private gatherings and share our opinions with family and friends. >> >> However, where the line is drawn in the instance of the Facebooks and >> other media touted as "social" and "not editorial news media" is when it >> appears (real or imagined) that they propagate certain kind of views to go >> viral. This was the wholabaloo and yes for the Kenyan elections(or >> anywhere) it should be cause for concern. >> >> Do the Facebooks have the ability and capacity to do this? I suspect we >> may perhaps need to ask the algorithms used. >> >> There is no bargaining, digital consumer education is a must must to be >> enhanced and it is not to be left just to the private sector who creates >> the solutions. >> >> Secondly, with the digital developments, in the real police, there must >> be a new kind of "digital police service", which perhaps should be an >> algorithm. >> >> >> Have a blessed day. >> >> Regards/Wangari >> >> --- >> Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored >> Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on >> Earth". >> >> >> On Wednesday, 3 May 2017, 11:24, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >> >> The buck here does not only end with Facebook. >> >> This discussion is very similar to the Privacy Policy discussion. For >> instance, we can enact Privacy Policy on Software and Services but does it >> help that much if the consumer is not aware what a Privacy Policy is and >> what its meant to be all about? >> >> Facebook can add to the situation by making it easier to spot fake news. >> But then, we will argue that: >> >> 1. This will suppress freedom of expression. >> 2. Will beat the purpose or need to have Facebook become a "social >> platform" instead of a "news platform". >> >> This is why you can report a post as well as have facebook flag a news >> item, but Facebook is not in a position to block it, unless there is >> significant action on the side of the consumer for it to be done so. To >> block it from the source is equal to *censorship*. >> >> There should be more of a drive to have consumers aware of what fake news >> is, how to spot it, and how to report it, and how to get awareness out >> there on what the truth is. >> >> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 6:55 AM, Ali Hussein via kictanet < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >> Listers >> >> There's no doubt that Facebook has become THE News Platform that humanity >> relies on. The numbers are staggering. Nearly 2 billion people use Facebook >> every month and 1.2 billion daily. It has become a mirror of our lives. In >> more ways than we can imagine. >> >> In 2016 however, Facebook's huge influence in our lives became its >> biggest liability - During the U.S. election, propagandists — some >> working for money, others for potentially state-sponsored lulz — used the >> service to turn fake stories into viral sensations, like the one about Pope >> Francis’ endorsing Trump (he hadn’t >> <http://www.factcheck.org/2016/10/did-the-pope-endorse-trump/>). And >> fake news was only part of a larger conundrum. With its huge reach, >> Facebook has begun to act as the great disseminator of the larger cloud of >> misinformation and half-truths swirling about the rest of media. It sucks >> up lies from cable news and Twitter, *then precisely targets each lie to >> the partisan bubble most receptive to it.* >> >> Locally we are seeing similar versions of the problems of the US Election >> being enacted. The most visible one was during the months long doctors' >> strike where pro and against teams were using not only Facebook but twitter >> and Whatsapp to spread truths, half-truths and outright lies. >> >> Should Facebook be held responsible for 'fact-checking' (which by the way >> they have already instituted certain measures to do this) and hire editors >> to 'police' what people post? Or is this a reflection of how society is and >> has nothing to do with Facebook or Social Media at large. The only problem >> with this is that Pre-Social Media lies and fake news usually were confined >> to certain social groups, parties, families etc. Today, you can be an >> instant famous or infamous person by a click of the button. >> >> What can we do in Kenya and Africa in general to ensure this doesn't >> adversely affect our socio and cultural foundations? >> >> Read on:- >> >> https://www.nytimes.com/2017/ 04/25/magazine/can-facebook- >> fix-its-own-worst-bug.html?_r= 0 >> <https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/25/magazine/can-facebook-fix-its-own-worst-…> >> >> *Ali Hussein* >> *Principal* >> *Hussein & Associates* >> >> Tel: +254 713 601113 >> Twitter: @AliHKassim >> Skype: abu-jomo >> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/ alihkassim >> <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> >> <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> >> >> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, >> Chiromo Road, Westlands, >> Nairobi, Kenya. >> >> 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. >> >> ______________________________ _________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet> >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet >> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ KICTANet/ >> <https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/> >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ >> mailman/options/kictanet/ ultimateprogramer%40gmail.com >> <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ultimateprogramer%40g…> >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> *Ahmed Maawy* >> Principal Product Management Specialist - Al Jazeera Media Network >> Skype: ultimateprogramer >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet >> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m >> ailman/options/kictanet/wangarikabiru%40yahoo.co.uk >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet >> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m >> ailman/options/kictanet/ultimateprogramer%40gmail.com >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> > > > > -- > *Ahmed Maawy* > Principal Product Management Specialist - Al Jazeera Media Network > Skype: ultimateprogramer > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ > mailman/options/kictanet/chemukoechk%40gmail.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >

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Consorting With The Frenemy: Ad Tech Players Partner For Shared Identity Matching | AdExchanger
by Ali Hussein 07 May '17

07 May '17

Listers As a result of perceived dominance by Facebook and Google in the digital advertising space some players are already working in consortium to counter this. And it’s a shot across the bow of Facebook and Google, which suck in a majority of digital ad dollars. “The big giants have had an advantage over the open internet in that they have their own deterministic identities for users that allows more precise targeting and cross-device matching,” said AppNexus product VP Patrick McCarthy. Read on:- https://adexchanger.com/online-advertising/consorting-frenemy-ad-tech-playe… Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle Sent from my iPad

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Safaricom - Bundle Auto Renew
by S.M. Muraya 06 May '17

06 May '17

Attn: Safaricom Please advise on how to activate an auto renew option (if any) for 7 day, 30 day or 90 day bundles. Regards

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INVITATION TO THE ANNUAL ICT WEEK
by Mark O. Okuttah 05 May '17

05 May '17

Good afternoon lister, You are invited by the Director General of the Communications Authority of Kenya to the Annual ICT Week which will be held from 17th to 19th May, 2017 at Laico Regency Hotel, Nairobi. The forum offers an opportunity for the Authority and industry stakeholders to have structured discussions on specific market segments. Kindly fill in the attached registration form and email it back CPA(a)ca.go.ke. Also find the attached programme. We look forward to your confirmation of participation. Your prompt response will be highly appreciated. Kind Regards, Mark Okuttah Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) Mobile: 0703042400 |Website: www.ca.go.ke |Twitter: @CA_Kenya Facebook: Communications Authority of Kenya |YouTube: CA Kenya Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cck-kenya

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AI - What's now, what's new and what's next
by Ali Hussein 05 May '17

05 May '17

Listers This may be interesting for some of you. Artificial intelligence (AI) is already becoming entrenched in many facets of everyday life, and is being tapped for a growing array of core business applications, including predicting market and customer behavior, automating repetitive tasks and providing alerts when things go awry. As technology becomes more sophisticated, the use of AI will continue to grow quickly in the coming years. See attached for more detailed reading. Courtesy of IBM. *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. 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.

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] May 10: deadline for ICANN 60 fellowship application
by Bob Omondi 04 May '17

04 May '17

ENGLISH: This is just a reminder. Please read the text below FRANCAIS: Ceci est un rappel. Lire le texte plus bas. Thanks/Merci -- Yaovi Atohoun Stakeholder Engagement & Operations Manager – Africa Tel. +229 66015649/ 97891228 / 65209067 www.icann.org *From: *Yaovi Atohoun <yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org> *Date: *Friday, March 31, 2017 at 7:59 AM *To: *AfrICANN Community List <africann(a)afrinic.net> *Subject: *ICANN 60 fellowship application period open ENGLISH: *ICANN 60 takes place from 28 October – 03 November 2017 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates* - Application Round close: 10 May, 2017 - Selected Fellows announcement: 21 July 2017 Please read more at https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2017-03-29-en *FRANCAIS* *La 60 ème réunion de l’ICANN aura lieu du 28 Octobre au 03 Novembre 2017 à Abu Dhabi aux Emirats Arabe Unis* - Fin de la période de soumission des demandes de bourse : 10 mai 2017 - Publication de la liste des candidats sélectionnés le 21 Juillet 2017 Plus d’information à https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2017-03-29-en Thanks/Merci -- Yaovi Atohoun Stakeholder Engagement & Operations Manager – Africa Tel. +229 97891228 / 65209067 www.icann.org _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann

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