Interesting timeline: Jan 2016: Finland calls in US experts "to advise officials on how to recognize fake news, understand why it goes viral and develop strategies to fight it". Dec 2016: Fake news suspected to have materially influenced US elections. This reminds me of at least one African proverb: "Mganga hajigangi" (literally translates to "doctor cannot treat self"). ------------- Perhaps the real question is not "what should we do to eliminate fake news?" but rather "why do we have fake news?".. Good evening,Patrick. Patrick A. M. Maina[Cross-domain Innovator | Independent Public Policy Analyst - Indigenous Innovations] On Tuesday, May 21, 2019, 10:45:33 AM GMT+3, Alex Comninos via kictanet <[email protected]> wrote: Thanks for sharing Barrack, This looks very interesting. Aside from the Orwellian and McCarthyist undertones of “real” vs “fake” news. I do worry about the emerging fact-checking industrial complex, and in what countries what organisations, which organisations are bestowed with the authority of "fact-checking” “fake news”. In the US for example: "Facebook’s newest ‘fact checkers’ are Koch-funded climate deniers" https://thinkprogress.org/facebook-fact-checker-koch-climate-deniers-f5288be... This Finish Initiative, although government driven (not bad in-itself, but there are issues obviously) seems to be multistakeholder and focusing on developing media literacy capacity. On 20 May 2019, at 02:32, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <[email protected]> wrote: Listers, Might be of interest to some. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Richard Bennett <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 14:48:29 -0600 Subject: [Internet Policy] Finland is winning the war on fake news To: ISOC Internet Policy <[email protected]> Sharing this good article from CNN on Finland’s approach to fake news: https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2019/05/europe/finland-fake-news-intl/ <https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2019/05/europe/finland-fake-news-intl/> TL;DR: Finland has long been a target of Russian disinformation campaigns; it combines media literacy training with reliable media and regulation. Its defenses are so strong that Russia has turned to softer targets. RB — Richard Bennett High Tech Forum <http://hightechforum.org/> Founder Ethernet & Wi-Fi standards co-creator Internet Policy Consultant -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list [email protected] 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/alex.comninos%40gmail.... 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 [email protected] 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/pmaina2000%40yahoo.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.