Dear Listers,

Kenya's National Coalition on Freedom of Expression (FeCoMo) recommends amending the National Cohesion and Integration Bill to address online hate speech, misinformation, and platform accountability. Key proposals include:
  • Privacy by design: Protecting user data and mitigating online harassment.
  • Tech platform regulation: Ensuring transparency in content moderation and addressing brigading/astroturfing.
  • Clearer definitions: Hate speech, discrimination, and other online harms for effective enforcement.
  • Independent oversight: Strengthening the NCIC's role and establishing an oversight body.
  • Combating deep fakes & misinformation: Public education and fact-checking initiatives.
  • Addressing online gender-based violence: Collecting evidence and defining brigading/astroturfing. 
For details: https://www.kictanet.or.ke/advancing-national-cohesion-recommendations-for-ncic-2023-bill-amendments/ 
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