<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Good Job!! Many thanks......<br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature">Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Mar 12, 2018, at 6:32 PM, Alan Levin <<a href="mailto:alan@isoc.org.za">alan@isoc.org.za</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">Hi all,<div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 3:19 PM, Veni Markovski <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:veni@veni.com" target="_blank">veni@veni.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font size="-1"><i>"The analysis presented in the Report starts from
a shared understanding of disinformation as a phenomenon that
goes well beyond the term "fake news". Disinformation as defined
in this Report includes all forms of false, inaccurate, or
misleading information designed, presented and promoted to
intentionally cause public harm or for profit. It does not cover
issues arising from the creation and dissemination online of
illegal content (notably defamation, hate speech, incitement to
violence), which are subject to regulatory remedies under EU or
national laws, nor other forms of deliberate but not misleading
distortions of facts such a satire and parody."</i></font></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Well done Veni! kind thanks for this... </div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">In the context of the search for the new President/CEO of ISOC, it
may be good to point out that whoever she or he is, and I speak here
as chairman of the board of an European chapter (ISOC-Bulgaria, est.
1995), I would be expecting that s/he would enhance the relations
between ISOC and the European Union. We've discussed this idea some
years ago in one of the lists - that ISOC could engage more, and
could even get some funding from the EU, which might help the global
ISOC to solve some of the issues, related to disproportionate funds,
coming only from one source (PIR/.org). <br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I agree that a CEO that is non-US-centric and willing to engage more in the non-US environs will be very good for ISOC global and could be a win for the Chapters. I've been suggesting that assistance in policy at the local level is really what we've always wanted. </div><div><br></div><div>On a positive note I have had good feedback from a new person hired for this purpose!!! </div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">Also, it should be clear by now that the EU and the European
Commission will continue to engage in issues, related to the
Internet, including to issues that are within the scope of
activities of ISOC. Their studies, projects, not even mentioning the
policies, legislation, communications, etc., might have a serious
impact on the development of the Internet globally. We all see how
one European legislation - the GDPR - has an impact on almost every
Internet user, around the planet. IMHO, ISOC should be more actively
engaged in the discussions and deliberations, leading to such
policies. ISOC chapters in certain countries are engaged (I can give
Bulgaria as an obvious example!), but in others they are not so
much. There should be a better coordination between the chapters,
with the help of ISOC, in order to make sure that no harm is going
to be done to the global Internet. </div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Agreed +1</div><div><br></div><div>Sincerely</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Alan</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Alan Levin</div><div>----------------------------------</div><div>+27 21 4882820 (ddi)</div></div></div>
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