[NCUC-DISCUSS] Facebook as an obligatory requirement for being ICANN60 fellow

[Matthew Shears]

Could someone reach out to ICANN/Fellowship staff and get confirmation 
that this is indeed a requirement.  If so I agree it is inappropriate.


On 28/07/2017 03:02, Stephanie Perrin wrote:
>
> I totally agree, nobody should have to join Facebook.  They can find 
> another way to communicate.  I am quite surprised, as I am also 
> surprised to find that  Siranush Vardanyan is now ICANN staff. So how 
> do we best argue with this policy?
>
> Stephanie Perrin
>
>
> On 2017-07-27 15:48, Michael Karanicolas wrote:
>> Hi Dina,
>>
>> Thanks very much for bringing this to our attention. You raise a very
>> interesting issue - and I agree, in principle, that signing up for
>> Facebook should not be a required component of participating in an
>> ICANN Fellowship program.
>>
>> Would you feel comfortable forwarding or screenshot-ing the email in
>> its entirety, just so we can see the full context as a means of
>> informing this discussion?
>>
>> In the interim, and while this discussion goes on, it may be useful if
>> you wanted to raise your concerns directly with Siranush, if you
>> haven't already. Your objection would seem to me to be a valid one, so
>> it might be interesting to see how ICANN might respond.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Michael Karanicolas
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 4:23 PM, thomascovenant
>> <thomascovenant at thomascovenant.org>  wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I am writing about a general matter that can still be quite important to
>>> some.
>>>
>>> I respectfully disagree with making Facebook obligatory for ICANN
>>> Fellowship program participation, yet it doesn't seem possible
>>> to question this decision.
>>>
>>> Further, the decision to deny fellowship to those who do not comply with
>>> Facebook demand makes no sense to me.
>>>
>>> I would welcome diverse participation of FOSS community, privacy
>>> activists and ethical hacking communities in ICANN work. It can be very
>>> valuable.
>>>
>>> I don't want any single fellow be forced to compromise their principles
>>> in order to make volunteer contribution to ICANN work (please read the
>>> links below).
>>>
>>> At the moment this is solved by forcing to register under a false name,
>>> which is not the right thing to do on behalf of a large organization.
>>>
>>> Alternative means of communication should be easily available to those
>>> who ask for them, minor detail of communication platform should not be
>>> the reason to discourage volunteer work.
>>>
>>> We also have Chinese and Iranian fellows. Some countries impose FB
>>> cencorship (wiki link below), which can also be an issue...
>>>
>>> What are your thoughts on this general subject? And how a good solution
>>> can be found?
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Dina Solveig Jalkanen,
>>> grateful for technical fellowship to ICANN60
>>>
>>> Resources:
>>>
>>> FB Censorship:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Facebook
>>> Some information about Facebook from Richard Stallman:
>>> https://stallman.org/facebook.htm
>>> http://www.salimvirani.com/facebook
>>>
>>>  From public Fellowship emails by Siranush Vardanyan
>>> Fellowship Program Manager, Public Responsibility Support, ICANN:
>>>
>>> "Last but not least: Social Media I will be creating an ICANN60 Facebook
>>> page which is a required participation for this program.
>>> Those who do not have Facebook page, please, create one, as you will be
>>> asked to join ICANN60 Facebook page."
>>> --
>>> * * *
>>> Friendly geek in Amsterdam, FSFE Fellow
>>> https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant
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