[Chapter-delegates] European Commission - Final report of the High Level Expert Group on Fake News and Online Disinformation

[Alan Levin]

Hi all,

On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 3:19 PM, Veni Markovski <veni at veni.com> wrote:

> *"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."*
>

Well done Veni! kind thanks for this...


> 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).
>

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.

On a positive note I have had good feedback from a new person hired for
this purpose!!!

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.
>

Agreed +1

Sincerely


Alan






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