Discussion of Cybersafety Constituency

[Marc Perkel]

My position of online safety is that ICANN should only protect against
fraud and not free speech. Porn is a slippery slope. If we were to take
the Mormon position against porn, do we then take the Catholic position
against birth control or condom use? Do we take down criticism of Islam?
Do we protect children from "cults". ICANN is not in the law enforcement
business. We aren't here to police the Internet - just make it work.

Konstantinos Komaitis wrote:
> I am also very much in favor of promoting issues of online and
> individual safety, however,  my main concern is that if such issues
> are promoted under the CP80 or the Mormon agenda only certain views
> will be expressed that reflect the culture and tradition of such
> groups. Everybody, irrespective of religious or personal beliefs,
> wants to see an Internet safe and secure; however, the means through
> which this will be achieved varies amongst the members of the
> constituency and this is not to say that these views cannot be
> expressed. However, we always have to bear in mind that these views
> only represent a small fraction of the constituency and are designed
> to deal with issues under a different, more religious, perspective
> that does not necessarily comply with everybody's idea of how safety
> online is to be achieved. To me this sounds like an imposition of
> religious beliefs rather than a  genuine concern about the issues
> discussed.
>
> Konstantinos
>
>
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