Thank you Barack. This was eye-opening. Clause 12 of the recently published Computer and Cybercrimes Bill, 2017 : *A person who intentionally publishes false, misleading or fictitious data or misinforms with intent that the data shall be considered or acted upon as authentic, with or without any financial gain, commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five million shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both.* Someone had mentioned earlier that telling lies is part and parcel of the freedom of expression and whilst there is an obligation on journalists to carry out due diligence before reporting, there are certain groups whose speech it is impossible to control (eg politicians during this time). Again, the question of who decides what the truth is and the possibility of this being used as a political tool to silence critics and the opposition expose the flaws of a purely legal approach. While we all agree that fake news is an undesirable (yet natural) side effect of communication, I wonder whether this is the best approach. On Sat, Jul 29, 2017 at 3:22 PM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

Listers,

This might of interest to some.

Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond <ocl@gih.com> Date: Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 7:23 PM Subject: [Internet Policy] Video Recording of Fake News: annoying symptom or life-threatening disease? To: "internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org" <InternetPolicy@elists.isoc.org>

Hello all,

just to let you know that the video recording of this exciting discussion was posted live during Fake News: annoying symptom or life-threatening disease? from Internet Society on Livestream.com - https://livestream.com/internetsociety/fakenews/videos/160001034

Warmest regards,

Olivier

On 13/07/2017 13:47, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond wrote:

(Remote participation link below)

Dear Colleagues,

Fake news has been a buzzword since the US election provoked a debate at presidential level. But fake news are neither new, nor are they geographically constrained to the United States. This global topic stretches the limits of self-regulation as stakeholders grapple with identifying “fake news” and figuring out what might be done about it. From the traditional Press to blogs, short messages and on-line videos, this topic has challenged everyone, from human editors to machine algorithms, from Roman times until now.

We have assembled a Team of academics, journalists, content and social media industry, civil society and politicians to discuss fake news with our audience.

Moderator: Maria Farrell

Speakers:

- Joanna Kulesza, PhD, assistant professor of international law and Internet governance, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Lodz, Poland(remotely): introduction / scene setting - Dominic Connor, Journalist: fake news in the Press - Karim Palant, Public Policy Manager UK, Facebook: industry approach - Gabrielle Guillemin, Senior Legal Officer, Article 19: impact on democracy & freedom of expression - Philip Virgo Advisory Board Digital Policy Alliance: impact on politics

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