[NCUC-DISCUSS] Fwd: [bestbits] SFLC.in’s report titled “Online Harassment: A Form of Censorship”

Group CEO-Vaibhav Aggarwal va at bladebrains.com
Sun Dec 4 11:02:48 CET 2016


Yes, maybe. But just report was sufficient. Not the entire thread. This is definitely my email Etiquette on the List.

And just for reference, if there is a subgroup, then it shud go to that. If it is to the entire list then might as well display specific relevance, or upload the document ṭi the ncsg community resources es page and circulate link. 

Thanks
-VA

Sent from my mobile device. Typos regretted.

> On Dec 4, 2016, at 2:31 PM, James Gannon <james at cyberinvasion.net> wrote:
> 
> Renata was sharing content relevant to those in the NCSG drafting a response to ICANNs updated anti-harrasment policy and thus was fully on topic.
> 
> -James
> 
> From: Ncuc-discuss <ncuc-discuss-bounces at lists.ncuc.org> on behalf of Group CEO-Vaibhav Aggarwal <va at bladebrains.com>
> Date: Sunday 4 December 2016 at 08:35
> To: Renata Aquino Ribeiro <raquino at gmail.com>
> Cc: NCUC-discuss <ncuc-discuss at lists.ncuc.org>
> Subject: Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Fwd: [bestbits] SFLC.in’s report titled “Online Harassment: A Form of Censorship”
> 
> This is NCSG, matter related to ICANN and Internet governance. Matters below and the length, is a waste of time for me to read. I am sure it must be for many. 
> 
> Please share relevant matter and not promote ur friends, network and others.  This too is a form of harassment on the list. 
> 
> Thanks and if I am direct, then that is in the interest of time, not personal. 
> 
> Regards, 
> -VA
> 
> Sent from my mobile device. Typos regretted.
> 
> On Dec 4, 2016, at 4:27 AM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro <raquino at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> "dialogues
>> with key stakeholders, including social media platforms and 18 prominent
>> individuals comprising legislators, journalists, civil society actors
>> and targets of online harassment campaigns, who have had first hand
>> glimpses at the plight of the harassed. "
>> 
>> Testimonials which could be interesting for ICANN Anti-harassment comment
>> 
>> ---------- Mensagem encaminhada ----------
>> De: "Mishi Choudhary" <mishi at softwarefreedom.org>
>> Data: 02/12/2016 14:44
>> Assunto: [bestbits] SFLC.in’s report titled “Online Harassment: A Form of Censorship”
>> Para: "bestbits at lists.bestbits.net&gt bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>" <bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
>> Cc: 
>> 
>> Hello everyone,
>> 
>> 
>> *SFLC.in’s report titled “Online Harassment: A Form of Censorship”*
>> 
>> On November 22, 2016, SFLC.in released a report titled “Online
>> Harassment: A Form of Censorship
>> <http://sflc.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/OnlineHarassment_SFLCin.pdf>”
>> at an event organized in New Delhi in association with the Digital
>> Empowerment Foundation, Internet Democracy Project, Foundation for Media
>> Professionals, and IT for Change. The The report was jointly released by
>> Mr. Baijayant Panda (Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha), Mr. Arvind Gupta
>> (National Head, Information and Technology, BJP), Mr. Anyesh Roy [Deputy
>> Commissioner of Police (Cyber Cell), Delhi Police], Mr. Chetan
>> Krishnaswamy (Director, Public Policy, Google India), Ms. Mahima Kaul
>> (Head of Public Policy, Twitter India), Mr. Saikat Datta (Cyber Security
>> Consultant and Consulting Editor, Scroll.in), and Ms. Anja Kovacs
>> (Director, Internet Democracy Project).
>> 
>> SFLC.in has been studying online harassment as form of censorship that
>> forces people out of participation in online policy discourses. This
>> report’s goal is to explore this phenomenon in detail, document how
>> people experience the effects of harassment in their lives as we work
>> towards finding a workable and understandable ways to address the
>> problem. The report is supported by the Software Freedom Law Center, New
>> York and Jigsaw, a New York based think tank, and features dialogues
>> with key stakeholders, including social media platforms and 18 prominent
>> individuals comprising legislators, journalists, civil society actors
>> and targets of online harassment campaigns, who have had first hand
>> glimpses at the plight of the harassed. The individuals interviewed are:
>> 
>> 1.     Abhinandan Sekhri, Co-founder, NewsLaundry
>> 
>> 2.     Arvind Gupta, National Head, Information and Technology, BJP
>> 
>> 3.     Baijayant Panda, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
>> 
>> 4.     Bishakha Datta; Executive Director, Point of View
>> 
>> 5.     Hartosh Singh Bal; Political Editor, The Caravan
>> 
>> 6.     Inji Pennu; Writer, activist
>> 
>> 7.     Karuna John; Freelance journalist
>> 
>> 8.     Kavita Krishnan; Secretary, All India Progressive Women’s Commission
>> 
>> 9.     Meena Kandasamy; Poet, writer, activist
>> 
>> 10.  Navrang S B; Former Head of Social Media, BJP
>> 
>> 11.  Prabir Purkayastha; Editor, Newsclick
>> 
>> 12.  Rajeev Chandrasekhar; Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
>> 
>> 13.  Rakshit Tandon; Cyber Security Expert and Consultant
>> 
>> 14.  Ravish Kumar; News Anchor, NDTV India
>> 
>> 15.  Rega Jha; Editor, BuzzFeed India
>> 
>> 16.  Rohit Chopra; Associate Professor, Santa Clara University
>> 
>> 17.  Saikat Datta; Journalist
>> 
>> 18.  Sheeba Aslam; Journalist, scholar and Islamic writer
>> 
>> In addition, the report offers overviews of existing state and non-state
>> responses to online harassment, and takes stock of existing campaigns
>> against online harassment and Indian stakeholders who are active in this
>> domain. It finds, among others, that greater transparency and
>> responsiveness in content moderation processes adopted by online speech
>> platforms like social media websites, blogs, and discussion boards,
>> along with renewed focus on capacity building for law enforcement agents
>> could go a long way towards addressing the issue. Educating people about
>> existing mechanisms for combating online harassment is highlighted as
>> another area deserving attention.
>> 
>> The report also details a number of measures that could be adopted by
>> users of online speech platforms to guard themselves against online
>> harassment and abuse, both in the form of general safeguards applicable
>> to every-day Internet use, as well as responses when users are faced
>> with targeted online harassment campaigns. It also lays out a set of
>> draft best practices that could be adopted by online intermediaries to
>> limit harassment on their networks, though these are mere suggestions at
>> this stage that require substantial deliberation before they can be
>> formalized.**
>> 
>> --
>> Warm Regards
>> Mishi Choudhary, Esq.
>> Legal Director
>> Software Freedom Law Center
>> 1995 Broadway Floor 17| New York, NY-10023
>> Direct: +1-212-461-1912| Main: +1-212-461-1901| Fax: +1-212-580-0898
>> www.softwarefreedom.org
>> 
>> 
>> 
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>> SFLC.IN
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